Stained Glass Windows: An Essay: With a Report to the Vestry on Stained Glass Windows for Grace Church Lockport New York

"Stained Glass Windows: An Essay: With a Report to the Vestry on Stained Glass…" by William Frederic Faber, is a thoughtful exploration of the world of stained glass in church architecture, especially at Grace Church in Lockport, New York during the early 1900s. The book looks closely at what makes stained glass windows so important to both the look and the feel of churches. It shares the author’s detailed thoughts and advice on choosing and using stained glass, stressing that new windows should match the church's style and history. The author puts forward ideas for using scenes and characters from the Bible in the windows, aiming to tell a connected story and teach churchgoers through art. Crucially, the book advises that choosing stained glass should be about more than just money or what's popular; instead, the choice should consider artistic quality and spiritual meaning, arguing for informed decisions about integrating art into sacred spaces.