Technique of Decorative Stained Glass

Title: Technique of Decorative Stained Glass
Author: Paul San Casciani
ISBN: 0486261573
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 120
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Stained glass, with its magical qualities of light and color, is a highly popular craft with a rich tradition in both ecclesiastical and domestic surroundings. This book explains, and illustrates, the techniques involved in producing these works of art.

After an introduction to the types of glass and tools needed, the author explains the techniques of traditional leading, glasspainting, and staining, and the use of copperfoil, glass applique and fused glass. The reader is then invited to attempt the first of a series of 36 projects carefully graded in order of difficulty. The projects, all fully-illustrated with diagrams and photographs, include decorative panels, mirrors, vases, lamps and a terrarium. A chapter on the history of our stained glass heritage completes this practical and informative book.

This introduction to decorative stained glass will appeal to complete beginners and those with some experience in the craft, and the various projects will inspire readers to put into practice their newly-learned knowledge.

Paul San Casciani is the London-born grandson of an Italian master cabinetmaker. Trained at the James Powell Stained Glass Studio, he has become a specialist glass painter, co-operating with various artists in commissions for many famous buildings, here and abroad, notably Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Since 1968 he has been committed to promoting the appreciation of stained glass through teaching and lecture demonstrations.