The book
‘‘Stained – Glass Windows, Technology Erosion and Conservation’’, by Vassilios Lampropoulos contains in the first chapter historical data with the evolution
of stained – glass windows in several areas of the Greek world and several
areas of Europe with great tradition in stained glass windows.
In the second
chapter, data relative to the technology and decoration of stained – glass
windows from the antiquity till today are presented.
In the third
chapter types of erosion of stained – glass windows, due to humidity, atmospheric
pollution, biological depositions, temperature variation and previous
procedures of conservation are presented.
In the fourth
chapter, data on conservation and restoration of stained – glass windows are
described: analysis of structure material of the objects, cleaning and
consolidation of the surfaces, joining-adhesion of the fragments, completion of
lost parts and final retouching of the object.
SOURCE: ARCHIVE of CULTURE, 1.6.2021.
