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Title: Stained Glass Work
A text-book for students and workers in glass

Author: C. W. Whall

Release Date: February 27, 2010 [EBook #31415]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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"_. . . And remembering these, trust Pindar for the truth of his
saying, that to the cunning workman--(and let me solemnly enforce
the words by adding, that to him only)--knowledge comes
undeceitful._"

--RUSKIN ("Aratra Pentelici").

"_'Very cool of Tom,' as East thought but didn't say, 'seeing as
how he only came out of Egypt himself last night at bed-time.'_"

--("Tom Brown's Schooldays").

THE ARTISTIC CRAFTS SERIES
OF TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS
EDITED BY W. R. LETHABY

STAINED GLASS WORK

[Illustration: CUTTING AND GLAZING

_Frontispiece_ (_See p. 137_)]

STAINED GLASS WORK
A TEXT-BOOK FOR STUDENTS
AND WORKERS IN GLASS. BY
C. W. WHALL. WITH DIAGRAMS
BY TWO OF HIS APPRENTICES
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
MCMXIV

Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

_To his Pupils and Assistants, who, if they
have learned as much from him as he has
from them, have spent their time profitably;
and who, if they have enjoyed learning as
much as he has teaching, have spent it happily;
this little book is Dedicated by their Affectionate
Master and Servant,_

_THE AUTHOR._

EDITOR'S PREFACE

In issuing these volumes of a series of Handbooks on the Artistic
Crafts, it will be well to state what are our general aims.

In the first place, we wish to provide trustworthy text-books of
workshop practice, from