Victorian Stained Glass

by Trevor Yorke

A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers.

Victorian stained glass – magnificent, colourful and artistic – adorns countless British churches, municipal buildings and homes. Across the decades, several artistic movements influenced these designs, from the Gothic Revival, through the Arts and Crafts Movement and into Art Nouveau as a new century dawned. Historian Trevor Yorke shows how craftsmen re-learned the lost medieval art of colouring, painting and assembling stained glass windows – but also, in this age of industry, how windows were templated and mass produced. Showcasing the exquisite glass generated by famous designers such as A.W.N. Pugin, Pre-Raphaelites William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and by leading manufacturers such as Clayton and Bell, this beautifully illustrated book introduces the reader to many wonderful examples of Victorian stained glass and where it can be found.

Genres: Art

63 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2022

Reviews

[Sula · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. A beautiful and informative book, but one that would benefit from being larger, like a coffee table book, and with more photographs (for each artist and company), that would really show off the subject to best effect.

[Stuart Botham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely little book showcasing the exquisite glass generated by famous designers such as A.W.N. Pugin, Pre-Raphaelites William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and by leading manufacturers such as Clayton and Bell. Colour illustrations.

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great read about the period of Victorian Stained Glass, there was many photographs which helped to highlighted the different creators and their styles. It also mentions the places that their works can still been seen today. A lot of knowledge in a bit sized portions.