Medieval History
The secrets of the Great East window at York Minster are to be explored in a BBC television documentary. The window, at 78ft (24m) in height, is the UK's largest medieval stained-glass window.
The 311 individual panels reveal a Christian history of the world, as told in the Bible, from Creation to the Last Judgement.
Often referred to as Britain's Sistine Chapel, the window was created between 1405 and 1408 by John Thornton. It is one of the earliest pieces of art by a named artist in England.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
- York: In English City, Cleaning Windows Becomes A Tourist Draw
Helen Brower is a window cleaner and people pay five pounds ($7.25) an hour to watch her work. Brower is one of a half dozen glaziers hired to clean and restore the world?s largest collection of medieval stained-glass windows. They festoon York Minster,...
- Comper Glass From Burgh -le-marsh
Manby, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. Manby church is only a minute or two along the road for me and for some reason I have always put off paying the church a visit, I think I always imagined it would be locked. I had noted some time...
- Wodshawe And Twygge
As well as the glorious vestment fragments posted previously, Buckland in Gloucestershire has a number of panels of medieval stained glass. The east window has three panels from a Seven Sacrament window of the late fifteenth century, including this panel...
- Saints In All Saints, North Street, York
To celebrate the feast of All Saints, here is the east window of All Saints, North Street in the city of York. This church is a place that is very dear to my heart, I worshipped here between 1998 and 2005 and it was here that my vocation was fostered....
- Workshop Technique - Glass From East Harling, Norfolk
East Harling, Norfolk, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The east window of the East Harling church contains a considerable amount of late fifteenth century stained glass of the Norwich school. The window is composite, and among the panels are a series...
Medieval History
York Minster Great East window's secrets explored
The 311 individual panels reveal a Christian history of the world, as told in the Bible, from Creation to the Last Judgement.
Often referred to as Britain's Sistine Chapel, the window was created between 1405 and 1408 by John Thornton. It is one of the earliest pieces of art by a named artist in England.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
- York: In English City, Cleaning Windows Becomes A Tourist Draw
Helen Brower is a window cleaner and people pay five pounds ($7.25) an hour to watch her work. Brower is one of a half dozen glaziers hired to clean and restore the world?s largest collection of medieval stained-glass windows. They festoon York Minster,...
- Comper Glass From Burgh -le-marsh
Manby, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. Manby church is only a minute or two along the road for me and for some reason I have always put off paying the church a visit, I think I always imagined it would be locked. I had noted some time...
- Wodshawe And Twygge
As well as the glorious vestment fragments posted previously, Buckland in Gloucestershire has a number of panels of medieval stained glass. The east window has three panels from a Seven Sacrament window of the late fifteenth century, including this panel...
- Saints In All Saints, North Street, York
To celebrate the feast of All Saints, here is the east window of All Saints, North Street in the city of York. This church is a place that is very dear to my heart, I worshipped here between 1998 and 2005 and it was here that my vocation was fostered....
- Workshop Technique - Glass From East Harling, Norfolk
East Harling, Norfolk, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The east window of the East Harling church contains a considerable amount of late fifteenth century stained glass of the Norwich school. The window is composite, and among the panels are a series...