Memoirs Illustrative of the Art of Glass-Painting

WINSTON, Charles

Published by John Murray, London, 1865

About this Item

xiv, 362 p. 24 cm. Colour frontispiece and 37 other illustrations, including 14 colour plates. Full leather binding with gold and black trim. Marbled endpapers with gilt trim to endpapers. All edges gilt. Small chip at bottom of front board. Front hinge cracking internally. Bookplate on front pastedown. Letter attached to a front page written to former book owner by Philip De la Motte or Delamotte. Charles Winston (1814 1864) was the leading 19th-century authority on glass-painting. The numerous tracings which he made of interesting ancient glass reproduced both the design and the colouring of the originals. Towards the end of his life he became more interested in the scientific side of his subject; he made numerous elaborate chemical experiments with the assistance of his friend Charles Harwood Clarke which led to improvement in the manufacture of coloured glass. Winston also claimed to have discovered the secret of the medieval processes but was at the same time strongly opposed to servile imitation of medieval models. To illustrate this work, he chose Philip Henry Delamotte (1821 1889), the British photographer and illustrator best remembered for his photographic images of the Crystal Palace in 1854. A letter from Delamotte, apparently to the former owner of the book, is attached to a front page. Seller Inventory # 119460

Bibliographic Details

Title: Memoirs Illustrative of the Art of ...

Publisher: John Murray, London

Publication Date: 1865

Binding: Leatherbound

Condition: Very good