Great Hard Cover Over Size Coffee Table Full Color Book
Take a journey through the centuries to explore one of the most beautiful of all art forms: stained glass. From the time the Egyptians first made glass to the most exciting contemporary artists working today, author and expert glass craftsman Joe Porcelli shows us the most vibrant work in his field.
Stained Glass examines the rise and fall of stained glass as a prominent art form over the centuries, from Renaissance innovations in the techniques of making stained glass to the work of Tiffany and LaFarge in the twentieth century. Accompanied by stunning full-color illustrations, Stained Glass: Jewels of Light will lead you through a dazzling world where light and color combine to create a fantasyland in glass. Among other works, Stained Glass features:
Some of the most glorious pieces
from places of worship, such as Abbot Suger's Abbey Church of
Saint-Denis and Notre Dame des Chartres
Brilliant artists of the early twentieth century: Louis Comfort
Tiffany, John LaFarge, William Morris, and Frank Lloyd Wright
Gorgeous examples of recent work in a unique catalog of contemporary
stained glass artists, including Paul Marioni and Judith Schaechter
Hardcover 11-1/4" x 11-1/4" 144 pages $30.00
160 full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations
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