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The effect of corrosion on stained glass windows
Stained glass windows belong to the most important cultural heritage of Europe. Within the last decades a disastrous deterioration took place. The wonderful stained glass windows and their glass paintings as pieces of art are acutely menaced by ...
Johanna Laissner
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Art or Articles of Trade: Appreciating Variety in Nineteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Stained Glass
The poor reputation of nineteenth-century stained glass during much of the twentieth century has hindered our appreciation of its extraordinary variety and various strands of development.
Martin Crampin
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Dating Nathan: The Oldest Stained Glass Window in England?
Relatively little is known about stained glass windows in England predating c. 1170; however, art-historical evaluation by Caviness (1987) argued that four figures from the “Ancestors series” of Canterbury Cathedral, usually dated to the late 12th and ...
Laura Ware Adlington +2 more
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Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Flashed Glasses from Stained Glass Windows
Flashed glasses are composed of a base glass and a thin colored layer and have been used since medieval times in stained glass windows. Their study can be challenging because of their complex composition and multilayer structure.
Teresa Palomar +5 more
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Weathering effects on materials from historical stained glass windows
A selection of materials (stained glasses, lead cames, support elements and putty) from historical stained glass windows of different periods (13th-19th centuries) have been studied.
M. García-Heras +3 more
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This article is based on the study of a commission for stained glass by the Museum of Saint-Lô (Manche), awarded to Sergio de Castro in 2008. The article takes a look at this artist’s methods in the field of stained-glass creation. Between 1956 and 1959,
Véronique David
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Among the many remnants of early stained glass in the possession of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, some can be identified as originating from the studio collection of Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (1814-1891), one of the main glass painters active ...
Isabelle Lecocq, Guy-Michel Leproux
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Okna do nieba, czyli o witrażach w pilskich kościołach
The article defines the term „stained glass”. Its functions and significance in the sacred space of the church in Pila (Piła) are discussed. Stained glass windows in four temples of the town are characterized, the designer and the maker – stained glass ...
Maria Bochan
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Les vitraux de l’École de Pharmacie de Paris
Built from 1877 to 1882 by Charles-Jean Laisné, the main façade of the École de Pharmacie opens onto the Avenue de l’Observatoire (Paris, 6th arr.). The new school was richly decorated with sculpture, wall-painting and stained-glass.
Françoise Gatouillat
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The main goal of this work was to review the 21st century literature (2000 to 2021) regarding the biological colonisation and biodeterioration of glass-based historical building materials, particularly stained glass and glazed tiles.
Maria Filomena Macedo +2 more
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