{"id":20311,"date":"2024-07-15T23:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=20311"},"modified":"2024-07-15T23:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:32:28","slug":"art-books-stained-glass-painton-cowen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=20311","title":{"rendered":"ART\/BOOKS: Rose Windows & English Stained Glass, Painton Cowen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bought today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I purchased the above today, at St Mary\u2019s Books & Prints, Stamford. It\u2019s a terrific book. And I\u2019ve already enjoyed poring over it a great deal. My edition is a 1990 reprint. The text and photos, however, date back to 1979!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve subsequently discovered that a newer version came out, in 2005, with more\/better colour photographs. Are they all still by Cowen, the author\/photographer? As they are in the above older edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2005 updated edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll find out soon enough, I suppose, as I\u2019ve ordered the (above) newer version! I\u2019ve also ordered this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another Cowen stained glass book, 2008.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I adore medieval stained glass. And I look forward to studying these books in detail. Indeed, I hope they might inspire me to get artistically creative again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea if the following website is also Cowen\u2019s work, or not. It may be!? Anyway, therosewindow.com<\/a> claims to have a growing library of, at the time of posting, \u2018over 1200 examples from all over the world.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few (all the photos I\u2019ve used here are, I believe, taken by Painton Cowen):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Merton, Oxford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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North window, Lincoln<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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North window, Chartres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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South window, Chartres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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North window, Auxerre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Notre Dame, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These kaleidoscopic mandala like creations really are sublime. And from what little I\u2019ve already read of Cowen\u2019s writing on the subject, he boldly delves into multifarious avenues of inquiry, regarding their origins, meanings, and how they were made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fascinating and inspiring stuff!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I purchased the above today, at St Mary\u2019s Books & Prints, Stamford. It\u2019s a terrific book. And I\u2019ve already enjoyed poring over it a great deal. My edition is a 1990 reprint. The text and photos, however, date back to 1979! I\u2019ve subsequently discovered that a newer version came out, in 2005, with more\/better colour … <\/p>\n

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