The Journal of Stained Glass

Since 1924, the Journal of Stained Glass has been produced annually by the British Society of Master Glass Painters to publish and promote research in stained glass.

The Journal's interdisciplinary approach to all aspects of stained glass has made it a valuable resource for historians, students and anyone with an interest in the medium as well as for designers, craftworkers and conservators. Featuring wide-ranging articles by recognized experts in the field of stained glass, each issue includes a provocative guest editorial and sections on: the history of stained glass; research and methodology; contemporary practice; and technical inquiry, as well as reports on stained glass at auction, prizes and awards, exhibitions, conferences, obituaries, and a comprehensive book review section. The Journal of Stained Glass is the only English-language publication to cover all of these subjects in depth.

The scope is increasingly international, with recent articles from or about England, Iceland, Canada, Poland, Ireland, Australia and the United States. It is circulated to individuals and libraries throughout the world. Themed volumes include the special issue, The Stained Glass Collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, the America Issue and the Scotland Issue.

Appearing since 2000 in a striking new design, each issue includes a minimum of 200 pages with over 100 colour illustrations.

Available Issues

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Address: BSMGP Hon. Secretary, PO Box 15, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8ZX, UK

2007

Vol. XXXI ISBN 978 0 9540457 7 7
216 pages, over 100 illustrations, many in colour

An insightful and provocative guest editorial by the Archbishop of Canterbury is followed by medieval stained glass: John Thornton at Coventry & Bishop Fox’s influence in the 16th century. Superb research on the invention and development of the Victorian memorial window, and the ways artists (John Piper & Pat Lipksy) look at stained glass. Fiona MacCarthy presents a cautionary tale for culture in the UK reporting on the William Morris Gallery. Obituaries for Hayward, McLellan and Elskus, 18 book reviews, auction room surprises & much more.

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2006

Vol. XXX Scotland Issue ISBN 978 0 9540457 6 0
288 pages, over 150 illustrations, most in colour, many large-scale

Special issue devoted to Scottish stained glass - much of it spectacular! Begins with pertinent insights in a guest editorial by Elizabeth Cumming and goes on to explore careers of Douglas Strachan, Stephen Adam, Margaret Chilton, Willie Wilson, and Sadie McLellan, as well as a biographical list of 200 Scottish stained glass artists, past & present, and contemporary work. Plus the Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh's stained glass revival, prize-winning restoration and more....

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2005

Vol. XXIX ISBN 0 9540457 5 0
256 pages, over 150 illustrations, most in colour, many large-scale

Groundbreaking research: Catalogue raisonné of Morris & Co 'Cartoon Book' (all Burne-Jones cartoons sold by Morris & Co 1901-04); London glass-painters in 17th century; Development of glass in 19th & 20th century with exquisite images enabling reader to identify glass types. Medieval stained glass including Malvern Priory; Unicorns at King's College; Hilary Wayment obituary & bibliography. Contemporary Practice with cover article on tremendous architectural glass by Brian Clarke, and stained glass in Iceland, Japan & Britain. 16 book reviews, stained glass at auction.

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2004

Vol. XXVIII America Issue ISBN 0 9540457 4 2
224 pages, over 120 colour illustrations, many large scale

The cover features a detail of Charles J. Connick's Tolerance window (1938) in the north transept of Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh, and the back cover is a detail of the moving 9/11: Moment of Impact (2004) by Lynn Rivers. Between the covers are contributions on the history of American stained glass

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2003

Vol XXVII Special Issue: The Stained Glass of Sir John Soane's Museum ISBN 0 9549457 3 4
300 pages in full colour, with over 210 illustrations

A full catalogue raisonné of this important collection of Continental glass dating from the late 15th to 18th centuries, including over 100 roundels and panels, none of which has previously been published. Also included are articles about Soane's use of glass in his own house museum and other architectural commissions, facsimiles of rare auction catalogues, and analysis of Soane's glazing schemes in the context of British collectors and Georgian glass painting.

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2002

Vol XXVI ISBN 0 9540457 2 6
232 pages, over 100 colour illustrations.

Numerous articles on medieval stained glass, rare Civil War stained glass, as well as 20th-century and contemporary stained glass along with reports, obituaries, 30 book reviews and a review of the V&A exhibition Gothic: Art for England.

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2001

Vol XXV ISBN 0 9540457 1 8
216 pages, 120 illustrations, most colour
Late 19th and 20th-century stained glass, Polish stained glass, how to catalogue a stained glass archive, new results of census research, the science of glass, obituaries, 16 reviews.
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