The most common damages in stained glass
Introduction The present text gathers the most frequent deteriorations that can be found in stained glass windows. The objective is to disseminate this knowledge for the use of collection owners, heritage managers and conservator-restorers not specialized in this field. The conservation of stained glass is
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, […]
The stained glass windows of J.M.Bonet and the designer Rafael Caseres in the Bishopric of Lérida
The 10 most interesting examples of stained glass in architecture
In this article you will find a list of the most impressive and representative examples of stained glass windows and their use in all types of buildings and constructions. A compilation of monuments and architectural buildings in which stained glass windows take on special relevance.
The stained glass windows of Darius Vilàs (1879-1950)
The main reason to investigate the stained glass work of Daríus Vilàs is its peculiarity and originality as a noucentista artist. noucentista artist .
Cloisonné stained glass, analysis of materials and conservation constraints
The cloisonné stained glass have within the history of stained glass a history, peculiar, very brief, surprising and unknown to most conservators and restorers of stained glass. conservators and restorers of stained glass.
The church of Sant Genís in Torroella de Montgrí and its 18th century stained glass windows.
In January 2008 we visited the church of Sant Genís de Torroella de Montgrí (Fig.1) at the request of Mn. Barcons, he and the parish council were concerned about the state of conservation of the stained glass windows.
The Palau de la Música de Cataluña
The Palau de la Música de Cataluñaby Domenech i Montanersummarizes in itself the ideal of the catalan master glassmakerstinged by a symbolism that revolves around the music and cultural vitality of the city of Barcelona. Possesses a structural system derived from Gothic with a glass roof and metal structure.
Catalan architecture and modernism
ModernismArt Nouveau, Art Nouveau, Modern Style, Judengdstil or Stile Liberty are names under which several of these styles are grouped. stylistic currents with unitary profiles that at the beginning of the twentieth century met at the areas of increased industrialization who knew how to turn them into a consumer fashion by the industrial and mercantile […]
The origin and recovery of artistic stained glass windows
The beginnings of the stained glass tradition of modernism are to be found in the last years of the nineteenth century through the continuity of the artists’ search for the effects and peculiarities of stained glass in neo-Gothic interiors.
