Deb, I am really surprised by the answer of the person at the National
Cathedral that they don't have any books on their stained glass.  In fact I
own such a book, published by the Cathedral and purchased in their gift
shop.  Did you try try speaking directly to the folks in the shop?  Good luck.

Elizabeth Stith
Director
Conrad/Caldwell House Museum
Louisville, KY

At 01:27 PM 11/08/2000 EST, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>This is perplexing me. A friend's husband does stained glass and for
>Christmas, i wanted to get him a book on the history of stained glass and how
>to interpret Cathedral windows. I have found very little on the subject.
>There are plenty of books on stained glass patterns, modern stained glass,
>and stained glass coloring books, but little on stained glass as an art form
>in history. I even called the National Cathedral and they don't have anything
>on their stained glass windows.  There are a few books that are out of print
>or are way over $100.
>
>I remember hearing from church tours that medieval stained glass told stories
>and had a lot of symbolism in the pictures that a person living at that time
>would recognize. Would this be the same for all medieval art as well? I
>looked in books on medieval art but there is little, if anything about
>stained glass in those as well.
>
>If anyone has any leads on where I can find a book that explains medieval
>stained glass in general, please let me know. I find this lack of information
>very odd.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Deb
>
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