Windows for the world : nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851-1900 /

Allen, Jasmine,

Windows for the world : nineteenth-century stained glass and the international exhibitions, 1851-1900 / Jasmine Allen. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource : illustrations (colour). - Studies in design & material culture .

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.



9781526114747 9781526114730


Glass painting and staining--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Glass painting and staining--History--Great Britain--19th century--Pictorial works.
Glass painting and staining--Exhibitions.


Electronic Books.

NK5309 / .W563 2018