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Across the ages artists have sought to transmit their knowledge and their vision of their work through writings, e.g. Vitruvius on architecture or Benvenuto Cellini on sculpture and goldsmithing. The same is true of those who created stained-glass.
The oldest and most famous extant treatise on stained glass was written by the monk Theophilus in the early 12th century. Since that time, literature on the topic has circulated widely throughout Europe until the present day. These writings discuss various aspects of the art of stained glass, such as the technique of making a window, studio practices, and its relationship to other crafts. And sometimes the author of a treatise reflected on the work in itself and on its function. In spite of the considerable development of studies on stained glass, the theme as such has never been studied.
During the colloquium, the notion of “treatise” has been dealt with in its broadest sense, i.e. technical writings, recipes, textbooks, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, historical books, etc. Among the issues considered were the importance given to stained glass in more generalised treatises and practical manuals from the 12th to the 18th century, the reception of treatises at the time of the “rediscovery” of the stained glass tradition in the 19th century, the links between stained glass and other artistic techniques, and even the experiments with old recipes.Contacts :
claudine.lautier@paris-sorbonne.fr
michel.herold@paris-sorbonne.fr
