Renaissance Glass

JSGT 1928 V12 T119-T128

 Of all the attractive forms in which glass has been produced, stained glass ranks the highest in artistic achievement. From the beads and simulated gems of ancient times to the carved masterpieces of Rome, the elaborate show-pieces such as have been the gifts of princes,  the delicate fantasies of Venice, or the prismatic brilliance of modern cut table-glass, none can vie with the glowing colour or the pearly and iridescent gleam of the stained glass which enhances the beauty and solemnity of so many ancient churches.

Walter Butterworth