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P. Lethielleux [Published Date: 2001]. NOTE: Hardcover (same ISBN), 128 pp. No other printings listed. Text in French. In veyr good condition/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated paper over boards have very light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Full color illustrations. Francois Decorchemont (1880 - 1971) was a French artist who is best known as a master glass-maker. He first became famous for his work with pate de verre, a new material that he invented. He created many decorative objects with pate de verre, including vases, bowls, and sculptures. Decorchemont later turned his attention to stained glass. He created a large number of stained glass windows for churches and other religious buildings in France. His stained glass windows are known for their originality and beauty. This book aims to introduce Decorchemont to a wider audience and to showcase the beauty and significance of his stained glass work. [From back cover] Jarmi les nombreux artistes qui ont contribue a enrichir de vitraux les eglises de France au XXe siecle, Francois Decorchemont est le moins connu. Or, son ouvre dans le domaine du vitrail est considerable et d'une grande originalite. Il a invente une matiere nouvelle, la pate de cristal, et il est celebre pour les nombreux objets de decoration qu'il a fabriques avec ce materiau dans la premiere moitie de sa vie. Mais il reste a peu pres completement ignore pour ce qui a constitue le grand ouvre de son existence apres cinquante ans : le vitrail religieux. Ce livre a pour ambition de reveler au public ce que fut la vie de ce grand createur, et la richesse de son ouvre vitree, tant du point de vue esthetique que religieux.