by Ann V. Winterbotham: Stained glass windows have for centuries adorned spectacular churches, massive government buildings, and stately homes of the well-to-do. But during the Victorian era, stained glass was increasingly used as an integral part of the design of middleclass, single-family homes. This impressive volume is the largest collection of stained glass designs drawn from actual windows. All of the nearly 400 designs can be characterized as traditional do no include any religious work. They are secular in motif and richly varied in design including Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco. As all designs are from actual windows, the practicality of their craft use is assured, 36 pages.
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