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The
SGAA Stained Glass School's comprehensive SGAA Reference &
Technical Manual, Second Edition is being made available
again. This reprint of the 1992 edition will be undertaken in
sections. Available now are:
This reprint edition is available through the SGAA's online store
at The Stained Glass Shop.
This second printing begins with the fifth chapter of the manual
because structure and reinforcement are vital to the success and
life of a stained glass window. Yet, these important topics are too
often neglected by the new practitioner. The great majority of those
who view a stained glass window will see nothing but the art of the
window; however, for a practitioner to be successful, he must
thoroughly understand the craft of the window. The root of the
stained glass craft is found in a window's structure and
reinforcement.
This second printing continues with the thirteenth
chapter of the manual because, just as structure and reinforcement
is central to the craft of stained glass, so, too, is painting
central to the art of stained glass. The popularity of the SGAA’s
stained glass painting DVD by Albinas Elskus has demonstrated that
there are many people who want to learn to paint on glass or are
interested in improving their painting skills. Many talented
painters contributed to the success of this chapter of the SGAA
Reference & Technical Manual. It is our hope that by reprinting
this chapter of the Manual, this valuable information will
once again be made available to a new generation of stained glass
painters.
Over the coming months, additional chapters will be made
available again. Not all of the book will be reprinted; some of the
chapters are too out-of-date and describe processes no longer
considered safe or for which the materials described are no longer
available. However, the majority of the SGAA Reference &
Technical Manual, Second Edition will once again be made
available to the stained glass practitioner. Watch
www.stainedglass.org, the
Kaleidoscope and, of course, The Stained Glass
Quarterly for updates as this project progresses and more chapters
become available.
In the original printing of this edition, the entire manual was
published as one leather-bound volume. In this second printing, the
book will be broken up and reprinted chapter-by-chapter over a
period of several years. Each chapter will appear in the reprint
exactly as it did in the original printing of the second edition. As
there have been no copies of the last printing available for some
time now, the Stained Glass Association of America hopes this
reprinting will help to fill a void in available technical
information regarding stained glass. Be aware that this reprinting
is not an updated edition and that for the latest information on
safety in the studio or the current standards for stained glass
restoration, the reader is encouraged the obtain Recommendations for
Studio Safety and The Standards and Guidelines for the Preservation
of Historic Stained Glass, both of which are available from the SGAA
Headquarters by calling 800.438-9581 or visiting
www.stainedglass.org.
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