Glazing

Description

1) A transparent material placed in a window or frame. Glazing provides protection from the outside environment while permitting light to pass. Glazing is typically glass but may also be acrylic or polystyrene sheets.

2) See glaze.

Authority

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998

• Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary at http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/g/htm - glass or Perspex