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Borders of the Watercarriers window - Chartres
Borders act as a breathing space between the
images and their backgrounds as well as the windows and the architecture.
A large window needs a wider border. However wide the border is never
too bright - the watercarriers window has a complicated border but
it coes not contain too much solid colour that would distract the
eye from the main panel. The Temptation of Christ below is a small
panel and so has a narrow simpler border.
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Simple narrow borders are designed to frame and outline using thin strips of red/blue and white before the external pattern for greater effect. In the panel of the Virgin and child panel on the right the white glass is decoratively painted as a border with a beaded effect .
| Here is a selection of borders - most of them are quite simple - notice how in the bottom left panel the foot of the figure can break the border. |
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This
figure of the Virgin with the Christ Child shows the use of the
double border of white and red glass. The clear outline allows the
imagery to float in the stonework rather than look trapped by it.
The density of the other colours gives the necessary strength to
compete with the architectural tracery
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Further Reading
Favier, Jean (1990) , The World of Chartres, Thames
and Hudson: London.
Lee, L., Seddon, G and Stephens, F, (1989) Stained Glass Spring Books:London.
P42.
Brown, Sarah, (1992) Stained glass - An Illustrated History, Studio Editions:
London
©DA Whitbread MA(RCA), School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture, University of Sunderland, UK. June 1st, 2006