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Period
Styles
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Victorian |
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Art Nouveau |
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Arts
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Edwardian |
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Art Deco |
Unlike Roman and Gothic windows, most of the English windows have survived
the trials and tribulations of time, travel and war. Yet, sadly many of
the windows are no longer in place. With the onset of what became World
War I, many churches removed their beautiful stained glass windows which
ended up in cellars hidden away for decades.
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Today, the beautiful classic stained glass windows of residential Europe
are thought to be hopelessly old fashioned by their owners and they are
currently being removed and replaced with more efficient weatherized
windows. These classic stained glass windows are being stored in attics
and basements or are laying around in salvage yards, the rest are in the
process of being auctioned off around the world.
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Sadly, the facades of English homes will soon no longer be graced by these
classic windows. For this reason, the patterns contained in the Legacy
Library are destined to become an essential resource for anyone wishing to
recreate the beauty of 19th and 20th century stained glass design.
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