Detail from previous photo: chalice roundel Quarry
stained
glass window with a grisaille
background and stained
glass chalice "In
1134 the ascetic Cistercian order had forbidden in its own churches the
use of coloured or figured glass ... Not only was it cheaper but it
also let in more light. Such glass was mainly white, thinly painted in
outline with black foliage patterns. Sometimes spots of coloured glass
were added to give variety ... This type of glass was known as
'grisaille.' |