Windows for the World
Nineteenth-Century Stained Glass and the International Exhibitions, 1851–1900
Seiten
2023
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7451-2 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7451-2 (ISBN)
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. -- .
Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context. International in scope, the book focuses on the global development of stained glass in this period as showcased at, and influenced by, these exhibitions. It recognises those who made and exhibited stained glass and demonstrates the long-lasting impact of the classification and modes of display at these events. A number of exhibits are illustrated in colour and are analysed in relation to stylistic developments, techniques and material innovations, as well as the broader iconographies of nation and empire in the nineteenth century. -- .
Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context. International in scope, the book focuses on the global development of stained glass in this period as showcased at, and influenced by, these exhibitions. It recognises those who made and exhibited stained glass and demonstrates the long-lasting impact of the classification and modes of display at these events. A number of exhibits are illustrated in colour and are analysed in relation to stylistic developments, techniques and material innovations, as well as the broader iconographies of nation and empire in the nineteenth century. -- .
Jasmine Allen is Director and Curator of The Stained Glass Museum, the only museum dedicated to the art of stained glass in the UK, which boasts a national collection of stained glass from medieval to modern. She gained her PhD from the University of York. -- .
Introduction
1 Exhibiting stained glass: classification, organisation and status
2 A multitude of displays
3 Stylistic eclecticism in nineteenth-century stained glass
4 Competition and exchange: exhibitors and their networks
5 Stained glass as propaganda
Conclusion: reappraising nineteenth-century stained glass
Appendix
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Design and Material Culture |
| Zusatzinfo | 41 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 660 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-7451-0 / 1526174510 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-7451-2 / 9781526174512 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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