Windows for the world : nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851-1900
Glass painting and staining e-böcker Exhibition catalogs History Pictorial works
Manchester University Press
2018
EISBN 9781526114730
Intro; Front matter; Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Exhibiting stained glass: classification, organisation and status; A multitude of displays; Stylistic eclecticism in nineteenth-century stained glass; Competition and exchange: exhibitors and their networks; Stained glass as propaganda; Conclusion: reappraising nineteenth-century stained glass; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Plates.
This study focuses on the significance of the displays of stained glass at several international exhibitions held in Britain, France, the USA and Australia between 1851 and 1900. It provides new perspectives for the study of nineteenth-century stained glass, within these temporary secular exhibition contexts.
This study focuses on the significance of the displays of stained glass at several international exhibitions held in Britain, France, the USA and Australia between 1851 and 1900. It provides new perspectives for the study of nineteenth-century stained glass, within these temporary secular exhibition contexts.
