A Stained-Glass Christmas: Six Removable Windows

Patrick Reyntiens

ISBN 10: 1556708467 / ISBN 13: 9781556708466

Published by Stewart Tabori & Chang October 1998, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Stained-Glass Christmas: Six Removable Windows
• Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang October 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556708467
• ISBN 13: 9781556708466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Holiday

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Synopsis

The Christmas story illustrated with a collection of stained-glass images dating from the 12th to 15th centuries. Each is reproduced as an acetate window, which can be taken out and used as Christmas decoration. Famous windows the "Annunciation" panels at S. Croce Cathedral in Firenze; Uccello's "Nativity" window at Duomo; and a formal tableau dating from the 12th century, illustrating the "Adoration of the Magi".

From the Back Cover

In "A Stained-Glass Christmas," the story of Christ's birth is set against magnificent examples of the glasswork it inspired during the High Middle Ages and Early Renaissance. Each of these stained-glass images is reproduced as a text illustration and as an acetate "window" which can be taken out of the book and displayed.

Here is an array of jewel-like masterpieces including the Nativity rendered with startling realism by Paolo Ucello in his window from Florence's Duomo, the Incarnation window from Chartres depicting the Visitation and the Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the Flight into Egypt panel from Canterbury Cathedral portraying the Holy Family in a manner both intimate and ethereal.

With an introduction and index by eminent stained-glass artist Patrick Reyntiens, "A Stained-Glass Christmas" is a celebration of the art of stained glass and a collection of timeless and classic holiday decorations.