IF YOU ARE STUDYING STAINED GLASS DESIGN OR HISTORY, THESE WORDS COULD COME IN HANDY
Helpful
words when studying or viewing
Stained-glass
Art
Nouveau ‑ A period of design at the turn of the century that featured
elaborately stylized concepts.
Caming ‑
Lead metal strip material used as the structural support to hold stained‑glass
panels together.
Chancel ‑ The part of a
church around
the altar, reserved for the use of the clergy
and the choir. Sometimes set off by a railing.
Etched
glass ‑ A process that removes
sections of
glass for design purposes.
Faceted glass ‑ A
newer technique in
which a slab of glass is set in concrete or
other
material.
Flashed
glass ‑ Consists of two layers of different‑colored
glass fused together producing off‑color in different shades. Most frequently
created when blowing the glass the cylinder with the primary color is allowed
to solidify, then dipped into a batch of the second desired color which lightly
coats the outside of the cylinder.
Heinigke, Otto ‑ A Leader in the stained‑glass revival
movement in American in the late 1880s to early 1900s. "Dare we hope that
the time is near when our American church builders and patrons will appreciate
that there are in this country a few men fitted by their studies and experience
to return to the beauties of the old work?" ‑ John Gilbert Lloyd, Stained
Glass in America (Foundation Books, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1963).
Leaded
glass ‑ A small pieces of glass, joined by small strips of lead to form
a decorative panel.
Narthex ‑ Any
church vestibule leading to the nave.
Nave ‑ The
part of a church that begins between the aisles and extends from the chancel to
the principal entrance, forming the main part of the building.
Opalescent glass ‑
Glass characterized by its milky texture, usually streaked through with a
variety of colors and shades.
Sash ‑ The
frame of a window within which the glass is placed, usually made of wood
Tiffany, Louis ‑
American glass craftsman who popularized art glass in the 1880s.
Vestibule ‑ A
small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room.