[Rarebooks] FS: 1919 London Glass Painters & Glaziers Company History

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1919 London Glass Painters & Glaziers Company History

“History of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers of the City of London, 
otherwise the Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass”  by Charles 
Henry Ashdown. Published in London byBlades, East and Blades in 1919.

The origin and rise of the Glaziers Company and the art of glass 
painting in England, descriptions of the charters and deeds, regalia, 
arms, masters, and the Minute Book from 1697 to 1919.

The Company's website notes- "The existence of the Guild of Glaziers is 
first recorded in 1328. Glass was a luxury item and as important then in 
weatherproofing buildings and letting in light as it is today. The 
medieval members would have been craftsmen or masters of workshops 
mostly making plain leaded windows. Stained glass was generally confined 
to cathedrals and other churches where it was used to depict Biblical 
subjects for educational as well as decorative purposes. Most of the 
coloured glass used in such windows was originally imported from Europe 
and skilled craftsmen from the continent also worked in England, 
although they were not entitled to join the Guilds. During the Middle 
Ages the Glaziers came under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor of 
London and the Court of Aldermen, which after a while proved unable to 
protect their interests successfully. The Glaziers therefore sought a 
Charter of Incorporation from the Privy Council which was granted by 
Charles I in 1638. However, in 1683 Charles II revoked all the powers 
granted to the Glaziers, along with those of many other City Livery 
Companies. Partial restitution was achieved in a new Charter granted by 
James II in 1685, and complete reinstatement of rights in 1689. A 
supplemental Royal Charter was granted by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. 
The Company is number 53 in the Livery Companies' Order of Precedence."

Hardcover, 6 plates and 2 maps, folding copy of a document showing 
"Prices for Glazier's Work" in 1818. The covers have some wear and 
scuffing (please see the photos, above and below). The book itself has 
some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight binding. 
[38508] $50

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