All these greatīuildings, as they developed, were experimental. The outside of theĬircle is, of course, one continuous arch. Generally done with greater imagination that the previousĬircular windows have a tendency to rotate under the To the original skills and styles, and to modern works, Or replacing very old stained glass led to both a return

20th century (1900 - 1999) - the necessity of restoring.

Leaded stained glass often replaced by vitrified enamel or painted glass Great attention to detail and perspective

16th century (1500 - 1599) - delicately coloured pictures in thick lead frames, often copied from pictures, with.

Gothic canopies were put over human figures. No longer handmade, the glass being thinner and so less heavy, thusĮnabling larger windows to be made.

14th to 15th century (1300 - 1499) - the leading was.

Intense brilliant blues and red thick glass and leading smoothed down with a plane

12th to 13th century (1100 -1299) - superimposed medallions.

Earliest from 10th century (900 - 999), but none has survived.

the perpendicular or English style of cathedral.

Germans in France - their impact on cathedrals.

Cathedrals and cloisters of France by Elise Whitlock Rose.

stone tracery in church and cathedral construction.

stained glass and cathedrals in Normandy.

using metal in gothic cathedral construction.

Romanesque churches and cathedrals in south-west France.

history of ugly stained glass: Auch, Bazas, Dreux.

stained glass development and technique.

cathedral labyrinths and mazes in France.

gothic cathedral and church construction.

cathedrals - introduction: reading stained glass.

So now for a bit on glass glass making methodsįrom medieval glass to d alle de verre, or slab glass great contemporary stained glass artists

Wheels within wheels Chartres north rose rose windows - cathedral window styles The forest as seen by Francois Mauriac, and today Pic du Midi - observing stars clearly, A64Ĭarcassonne, A61: world heritage fortified city Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps Short biography of Pierre (Peter) Abelard Ile de France, Paris: in the context of Abelard and of French cathedrals Gustave Eiffel’s first work: the Eiffel passerelle, BordeauxĪ fifth bridge coming to Bordeaux: pont Chaban-Delmas, a new vertical lift bridge Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 2: focus on Portugalete, Chicago, Using metal in gothic cathedral constructionĬathedral destruction during the French revolution, subsidiary page to Germans in France Stone in church and cathedral construction The fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris

The perpendicular or English style of cathedral Updated: Romanesque churches and cathedrals in south-west France

Stained glass design squares