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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Jasmine, author.

Series:

Studies in design and material culture.

Studies in design and material culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glass painting and staining--Exhibitions.

Glass painting and staining.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526114747

1526114747

9781526114730

1526114739

OCLC:

1030739010