Just published
Les Vitraux de l’ancienne église des Dominicains de Strasbourg, by Victor Beyer
Les Vitraux de l’ancienne église des Dominicains de Strasbourg, by Victor Beyer, is now available from Amazon and other on-line booksellers. This new book on the stained glass formerly in the Dominican Church in Strasbourg features in this issue’s News section. Presses universitaires de Strasbourg, 2007, ISBN 978-2-86820-357-1, 192 pages, 250 colour illustrations, €45 plus p+p.
Die Glasgemälde-Sammlung des Freiherrn vom Stein
Die Glasgemälde-Sammlung des Freiherrn vom Stein, with contributions by Petra Marx, Daniel Parello, and Uwe Gast. Published by KulturStiftung der Länder Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL), 2007. German text only, softback, 112 pages, 25 colour plates, 29 b/w illustrations, plus location and comprehensive restoration diagrams. Price €12, plus shipping costs (€2 in Germany, €5 in the rest of Europe, €7 overseas). Readers wishing to buy copies should email Ingrid Kasem.
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Forthcoming
English Stained Glass, by Painton Cowan
English Stained Glass, by Painton Cowan. A new book by on English stained glass from 1100 to 1530 will be published next month by Thames & Hudson. Written by Painton Cowan, author of A Guide to Stained Glass in Britain (1985) and The Rose Window (2005), it promises to show over 100 windows and panels from across the entire country, including examples from Canterbury, Gloucester, Wells and York Minster. Advance copies can be ordered on line from Amazon. Published by Thames and Hudson, English text, hardback cover, 128 pages, 200 illustrations, price £14.95
Other Books of Interest
Saint Mary’s Church Alderbury
Saint Mary’s Church Alderbury has 48 pages (+ covers) and contains 82 photographs, (14 are detail thumbnails) of which 41 are in full colour. All stained-glass photographs are in full colour, and the book includes a location plan of the glass using the CVMA numbering system. Copies are available from The Alderbury and Whaddon Local History Research Group, ‘Hawthorns’, Old Road, Aldebury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3AR. Price £5 plus pp (UK £1; rest of Europe, airmail £1.50; rest of the world, airmail £2.30; rest of the world, surface mail £1.45).
Champagne and Shambles: The Arkwrights and the Downfall of the Landed Aristocracy, by Catherine Beale
Champagne and Shambles: The Arkwrights and the Downfall of the Landed Aristocracy, by Catherine Beale. See the News section in the current issue: ‘Conserving the Hampton Court Apostles’. Hardback, Sutton Publishing, 2006, price £20. Available from bookshops or, for signed copies, by emailing the author.
