by Roger Chambers (Introduction by), Ernest R. Suffling (Author)
This special re-print edition of Ernest Suffling's book "A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting" is a guide to painting and creating stained glass. Written in 1902, this classic text provides insight into everything a person would wish to know about creating stained glass windows and stained glass art, along with the history of stained glass and ancient glass painted art. Chapters include A Short History of Stained Glass, Designing Scale Drawings, Cartoons and Cutline, Various Kinds of Glass Cutting For Windows, The Colors and Brushes Used in Glass Painting, Painting on Glass - Dispersed Patterns, Diapered Patterns - Aciding - Firing, First Lead Glazing and more. "A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting" is a concise ande informative read that sheds light on the age old practice of making stained glass. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.