Cowen, Painton — rose window : splendour and symbol
London, Thames & Hudson, 2005 Red cloth binding with dustjacket, sealed, 276 pages, 33 x 27 cm. English text. ISBN 9780500511749. Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index. Contents; The rose window and the Gothic experience -- From darkness to light : the origins of the rose window -- The age of the rose : innovation in the thirteenth century -- Experiments in form : from Curvilinear to flamboyant -- Decline and revival : post-medieval roses -- Cycles of meaning : iconography and enlightenment -- The geometry of light : designing and building the rose window. Subjects; Rose windows. Glass painting and staining, Medieval. Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500 Themes, motives. Cathedrals Designs and plans. Stained glass windows. Church decoration and ornament. Decoration and ornament, Architectural.