Henry Holiday

George Bryant is a historian, author and former architect based in Philadelphia. He is a recognised authority on Henry Holiday. His interest in Victorian architecture and art dates back tohis student days at the Bartlett School at University College London. Since then, he haspublished articles in Architectural History, The Journal ofStained Glass, and the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Common Bond. George has givenpresentations at national and international conferences and for the Society ofArchitectural Historians, the Victorian Society of New York, the New YorkLandmarks Conservancy and the Chestnut Hill Conservancy, as well as theAmerican Glass Guild.

• Introduction; Part I: Holiday's early life and career (three chapters covering 1839-1876); Part II: Holiday in the 1880s (six chapters, with a focus on specific commissions); Part III: Holiday in the 1890s and beyond (six chapters, which include specific commissions); Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Illustration credits; Index

'Bryant’s detailed accounts of many of Holiday’s magnificent windows point to the artist’s colossal artistic achievement; they also point to the fragility of the medium. [...] Stained-glass windows are difficult to record accurately and the brilliance of Holiday’s colour palette shines through in these reproductions.' – Morna O’Neill, Apollo Magazine