Stained Glass Tours in EnglandSherrill, Charles Hitchcock
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Stained Glass Tours in England
Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock
Cathedrals -- England; England -- Description and travel; Glass painting and staining -- England
_Spectator_: "Mr. Sherrill has written a book which not only proves him
to be a true lover of mediæval glass, but proves also his enlightened
comprehension of its evolution and its changing style.... A pleasant and
entertaining instructor."
_Sunday Times_: "The illustrations are delightful, and successfully
capture the blended notes of opulence and beauty which the mediæval
designers threw into their work."
_Daily Telegraph_: "Mr. Sherrill leads his fellow-travellers by
delightful paths.... He is a model guide, and all his illustrations are
to the point. It is difficult to imagine how any instructor could pack
more fruitful information into a smaller or more attractive parcel."
_Morning Post_: "Is well written, and in a style which shows that the
author really feels the attraction of the art he describes."
_Daily Chronicle_: "A distinct triumph to write a book of 250 pages on a
restricted though very beautiful subject, and never become monotonous;
this is the triumph Mr. Sherrill has achieved. A really delightful
volume."
_Literary World_: "All who care for beautiful handiwork, and all
interested visitors to our old cathedrals, colleges, and churches,
should possess themselves of this charming book.... The illustrations
are extremely good."
_Western Morning News_: "The author describes the beauties he has seen
in a most interesting style, and with exceedingly good taste. This
volume deserves unstinted praise."
JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD, VIGO STREET, LONDON, W.
STAINED GLASS TOURS IN FRANCE
_With Illustrations_
BY C. H. SHERRILL
Crown 8vo. 6s. net
_The Builder_: "A very well-written book, with a very good æsthetic
perception as to what is best and most to be admired in ancient stained
glass."
_The Antiquary_: "A well-qualified guide for all who can appreciate the
loveliness of the old glass in which France is still so rich."
ROGER FRY in _The Burlington Magazine_: "He has really looked, and
looked lovingly, at the windows he describes. His knowledge is evidently
adequate, and he rearranges it in a form which he who automobiles may
read."
_Westminster Gazette_: "Useful and interesting. Mr. Sherrill gives
just enough information to enable the lay reader to understand the
difficulties with which the artist in coloured glass had to contend.
Moreover, he has the eloquence of a true enthusiast, and is able to
communicate to others his own delight."
_Pall Mall Gazette_: "Exceedingly useful. A work showing much industry,
enthusiasm, and good taste, it is a really valuable supplementary volume
to one's Murray or Baedeker. The author has excellent taste."
_Morning Post_: "Mr. Sherrill does feel very sincerely the beauty of
stained glass, and is able to communicate his feeling in writing. Mr.
Sherrill pilots us on a pleasant cruise among some of the greatest of
the French examples of the style."
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