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HINTS ON GLASS PAINTINCi. 17^ the studfiit. And as many causes (»f local peculiaiities in architecture, lor instance a diHerence of material, do not apply to the case of painted glass, a very limited survey may enable us to form general rules in this branch more safely than in many others. PATTERN WINDOW. PERPE NDICOLAR STYLE, SNODLAND CHDKCH, KENT. The second chapter contains ncute and valuable observations on the employment of painted glass as a means of decoration ; on the true prin- ciples of glass painting, and on the selection of a style. The following extracts require no comment ; their force will be obvious to any one whose feelings of propriety, both as regards art and the higher purposes to which art is applied, are not obscured by party spirit. " The only instances in which even the richest and most splendid painted window can be inapplicable, are those in which it would darken the building too much ; or, where the walls of the edifice are adorned with paintings. The grounds of the first objection are too obvious to require comment: with regard to the last, it should be remarked, that an equally advantageous display of rich glass paintings and nun-al paintings in the same building is impossible. A mural painting, however gorgeous, cannot vie with a glass