Windows; a book about stained & painted glass (1897)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 153
d one which proudly asserts itself in the finishedwindow. The designs of the period are not of course all equallyingenious. Sometimes, in order to strengthen a circle or quatre-foil of great size, the glazier, instead of breaking up the shapeornamentally as was the rule, merely supports it by cross… … 70. Spandrils of Medallion Window, Bourges. them distinct, and so draws attention to the shapes, an attentionthey do not deserve; or he has to accept the bars, with perhapsa fillet of colour, as suf^cient frame, which they are not, andhis pictures run together, to the bewilderment of whoever…
Glass painting and staining
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