Switzerland · Stained glass; Conservation; Vaud heritage
Conservation du Vitrail de la Cathédrale de Lausanne
The conservation of the Lausanne Cathedral stained glass — particularly the extraordinary rose window (c.1230, one of the oldest and most complete Gothic rose windows in existence) whose medieval glass represents the western Swiss counterpart to the Cologne Cathedral stained glass program (CRAFT-1250). The conservation applies the same three-signal transmitted-light assessment (glass condition + lead came linearity + panel planarity) but calibrated to Gothic glass of a much earlier period (c.1230 vs Cologne's 13th–20th century range) whose medieval pot-metal glass has a fundamentally different chemical stability profile from later glass.
Risk level: Stable · Not listed as ICH; Lausanne Cathedral is Swiss heritage of the highest national significance
The risotto making tradition of Canton Ticino — the Italian Swiss approach to the northern Italian rice dish that uses the specific Ticino wine (Merlot del Ticino) and the region's chestnut-forest-fed luganighe sausage as key ingredients.
The wine making tradition of Valposchiavo — the southernmost valley of Canton Graubünden, which opens southward into the Valtellina (Italy) and where the Italian Nebbiolo grape is cultivated at some of the highest altitudes in Europe…
The stone tile roofing tradition of Canton Ticino — the use of Piode (large flat stone tiles split from mica-schist or serpentinite) to create the characteristic heavy, dark stone roofs of the historic Ticino villages that define the…
The furniture making tradition of the Engadin valley — the Chesa farmhouse interiors fitted with the characteristic Lärche (larch) furniture whose warm red-gold color and simple joinery define the Engadin domestic aesthetic.
The chestnut cultivation and processing tradition of Canton Ticino — the management of the historic chestnut forests (Castagneti) that covered the south-facing Ticino valley slopes and provided the primary food staple (chestnut flour for…
The sgraffito house decoration tradition of the Engadin valley — the technique of applying two or more layers of differently colored lime plaster and incising a design through the upper layer to reveal the lower, producing the…
The optical glass making tradition of Jena — the Thuringian city where Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott developed the first scientifically controlled optical glass formulations from 1884, in collaboration with Carl Zeiss whose optical…
Medieval stained glass tradition centered on Chartres Cathedral, home to the largest intact ensemble of 12th–13th century stained glass in the world.
The conservation of the Cologne Cathedral's medieval stained glass — the most significant Gothic stained glass program in Germany, spanning from 13th-century grisaille windows through to Gerhard Richter's controversial contemporary pixel…
A complement to the Lauscha glass blowing record (CRAFT-1180), documenting the hand-painting and decorating tradition applied to the blown glass ornaments after silvering — the step that transforms a plain silvered glass ball into the…
Mouth-blown flat glass produced by the cylinder (manchon) method: a glassblower inflates a gather into a cylinder, cuts it lengthwise, and allows it to flatten in a kiln.
The glass bead making tradition of Lauscha — produced from the same gas-flame soft glass working tradition as the Christmas ornament blowing (CRAFT-1180) and painting (CRAFT-1234), but applying the flame-working technique to the creation…