medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> > Known, technically, as a 'transenna'. They are interesting. But they would
> have held pieces of glass.
>
> how does one know that?
Alas, Christopher, as an art historian, I am embarrassed to say that we only know
that from documentary sources.
> do you happen to know if this particular example is original?
sorry, I don't.
> seems to me that the same effect could be achieved by having larger sheets
> fitted behind the stonework.
Well, the point of the stonework is to avoid the necessity of larger sheets. We have
documentary evidence of transennae filled with glass since the 1st century A.D.,
when they are described in Roman palaces. Jean Lafond's Le vitrail, edited
postumously by Francoise Perrot, has a lot of excellent perspectives on these
questions.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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