In the Light of the Past: Stained Glass Windows in New Zealand Houses by Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean

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About this book

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean explore the history and design of stained glass in New Zealand houses. Built on their travels to photograph surviving windows, this illustrated study records an easily overlooked part of the country's domestic architecture and decorative heritage.

Oxford University Press, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 143 pages. English. ISBN 0195581032 (ISBN-13 9780195581034).

Condition: Used. The dust jacket has surface rubbing and scuffing, with light edge wear.

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