Storied windows; a traveller's introduction to the study of old church glass, from the twelfth century to the renaissance, especially in France
A 1914 traveller's guide by A. J. de Havilland Bushnell, published in Edinburgh by W. Blackwood and sons, introducing readers to old church glass in France from the twelfth century to the Renaissance. The plates are black-and-white photographs of individual stained-glass windows in French cathedrals and churches, each captioned with its location and date. A designer could take from them the strong contrast of dark leading against pale glass, the framing of tall lancet and rose windows, and the medieval habit of packing saints and narrative scenes into small framed panels.
