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Book Description
The magical qualities of stained glass have an enduring appeal, but church windows tend to be
ignored as a form of creative and artistic expression. How to Look at Stained Glass is a fresh,
unstuffy guide, which explores the medium by themes, patterns, designs, and effects. Using an A-
Z format to reveal a multitude of fascinating details - all the way from apples to zig-zags – it
makes looking at gloriously colourful, artistically important windows entertaining and rewarding.
This layman's guide requires no previous historical, artistic or religious knowledge and the A-Z
miscellany is in keeping with the pot-luck mix of windows to be found in most churches. It covers
all the major periods and styles from medieval to modern, Victorian to post-war, eighteenth
century to Arts and Crafts, figurative to abstract, and examines the fascinating and evolving
iconography of stained glass. Illustrated in black & white and color and with a list of the top 30
places to see outstanding examples, How to Look at Stained Glass is all that is needed to make
sense of and enjoy the array of stained glass windows in the churches of England.