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Ornate Leaded Window | Fine Art photograph by Colleen Kammerer ~

Leadlights of Princeton University's McCosh Hall. The Hall was designed by Raleigh Gildersleeve in the Tudor Gothic style of architecture then dominant at Princeton. McCosh Hall was built as a memorial to Princeton's 11th president, has served for over 100 years as the home to academic departments, countless classes and notable lecturers.

Leadlights or leaded lights are decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames. The work of the leadlighter was essentially to provide windows that excluded the weather, but admitted light into buildings. Leadlight has been in use for over a thousand years, having its origins in the Roman and Byzantine windows that were made of thin sheets of alabaster set in armatures of wood or wrought iron. With the employment of small pieces of glass as the translucent material (rather than alabaster), lead "cames" were used to hold the glass in place....

Life is fun. Life is an adventure. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL...CAPTURE IT! I am a Fine Art Photographer specializing in decorative Landscape, Seascape and Urban photography for your home or office. My photography has been published in books, CD covers, and tourism magazines for the Jersey Shore! I strive to capture the beauty in every moment, before that moment has slipped away. I look to create beautiful art that evokes feelings, drama, and a sense of wonder. Have a look around my Online Gallery and you'll see some of my favorite subjects to photograph. I'm an East Coast Photographer, and many of my images reflect the nostalgia of it's wonderful landscapes, coastal areas, small town villages, old architecture, and nature. I look to capture...