Main entry:

Cowen, Painton, author.

Title & Author:

A guide to stained glass in Britain / Painton Cowen.

Publication:

London : Michael Joseph, 1985.
©1985

Description:

viii, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 258) and indexes.
Part one. An introduction to stained glass in Britain. 1. The magic of stained glass ; 2. The legacy of stained glass in Britain ; 3. The making of stained and coloured glass windows ; 4. Window design, content and iconography ; 5. History of stained glass -- Part two. The gazetteer. 6. England ; 7. Wales ; 8. Scotland -- Glossary -- Thematic guide -- Maps -- Indexes. Artists, firms and their work ; Place names ; General.

Summary:

"This book is the first comprehensive guide to stained glass in England, Wales and Scotland. Equally useful to the amateur and the specialist, the tourist and the historian, the guide's main feature is a county-by-county gazetteer containing over 600 main entries and 1,500 single line entries and over 100 illustrations. Each main entry describes the subjects, designs and makers of the windows"-- Dust jacket.

ISBN:

0718125673
9780718125677

Subject:

Glass painting and staining Great Britain.
Peinture sur verre Grande-Bretagne.
Glass painting and staining
Great Britain Gazetteers.
Great Britain
Great Britain Stained glass windows
Stained Glass.
Glass Painters.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291290
Call No.: BIB 234787
Status: Available

Location: Library main related ephemera 292063
Call No.: BIB234787
Status: Available