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Meticulous renderings of authentic Victorian and Edwardian era designs: lovely florals and foliates, geometrics, and more - all in a wide range of sizes and shapes.

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Stained glass craftspeople looking for authentic Victorian- and Edwardian-era designs will find them in this rich collection by period stained glass expert Hywel G. Harris.Prompted by a desire to preserve authentic specimens of domestic stained glass designs - rapidly disappearing in postwar England because of destruction, adulteration, and neglect - the author photographed a multitude of windows, transoms, sidelights, and other stained glass elements in houses constructed between 1890 and 1920. The designs in this practical compendium have been directly rendered from those photographs and presented in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Included are lovely floral and foliate motifs, a remarkable array of geometrics, transitional designs showing the influence of Art Nouveau and more. Of immense value to stained glass workers, this impressive, easily affordable sourcebooks will also function as an inspiration for graphic artists and a useful reference for architectural historians.

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Stained glass craftspeople looking for authentic Victorian- and Edwardian-era designs will find them in this rich collection by period stained glass expert Hywel G. Harris. Prompted by a desire to preserve authentic specimens of domestic stained glass designs--rapidly disappearing in postwar England because of destruction, adulteration, and neglect--the author photographed a multitude of windows, transoms, sidelights, and other stained glass elements in houses constructed between 1890 and 1920. The designs in this practical compendium have been directly rendered from those photographs and presented in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Included are lovely floral and foliate motifs, a remarkable array of geometrics, transitional designs showing the influence of Art Nouveau and more. Of immense value to stained glass workers, this impressive, easily affordable sourcebooks will also function as an inspiration for graphic artists and a useful reference for architectural historians.

Long Description

Finely rendered line drawings, based on photographs of authentic Victorian and Edwardian era designs, depict lovely floral and foliate motifs, a remarkable array of geometrics, transitional designs showing Art Nouveau influence, and much more -- all in a wide range of sizes and shapes.

Details ISBN0486289648 Short Title 390 TRADITIONAL STAINED GLASS Pages 80 Language English ISBN-10 0486289648 ISBN-13 9780486289649 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780486289649 UK Release Date 1996-07-01 AU Release Date 1996-07-01 NZ Release Date 1996-07-01 Author Hwyel G. Harris Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Series Dover Stained Glass Instruction DEWEY 748.5 Audience General Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-02-01 US Release Date 2000-02-01 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this

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