Cloisonné restoration and conservation, a case study
The restoration and conservation of cloisonné stained glass is a little known process that requires specific techniques, materials and skills. The stages of this process are very different from the usual ones in stained glass conservation. The fact that there are few objects manufactured and conserved with this technique means that conservation-restoration interventions are few, […]
Gothic, stained glass and light
Light is the noblest of the natural phenomena because it is the least material and the closest to pure form. Gothic architects gave it the same metaphysical orientation as porportion or measure, which explains the interest in the use of stained glass to build ‘transparent’ walls.
