Medieval History
a little stained glass for a sunny day...
Cathedral of St. Etienne; north aisle; Chapel of Jeanne d'Arc; Bay 31; Legend of St. Denis/Dionysius. 1517-1518, stained glass. Bourges, France.
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The Fake Medieval Images In Canterbury Cathedral
Thousands of visitors come into Canterbury Cathedral each day, where they gaze upon the hundreds of years of history in one of England?s greatest churches. Many of them will see the great stained glass images in the windows of the cathedral, believing...
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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,...
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Groundbreaking Stained Glass Journal Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
Vidimus, the on-line journal of Stained Glass studies, is soon to celebrate its fourth anniversary. The Journal, launched in late 2006, is the only ?free-to-view? publication that deals with all aspects of stained glass and associated studies. As a ?free-to-view?...
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Fledborough Glass
Back to Fledborough again. The church contains a significant amount of medieval stained glass. With the exception of only a couple of pieces, the glass is all fourteenth century and therefore contemporary with the church building itself. The couple of...
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Gordon Plumb's Photography
Tattershall, Lincs, I, 2a, detail of Confirmation, originally uploaded by gordonplumb.I want to draw your attention to the Flickr photostream of the Revd Gordon Plumb. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/ Gordon is associated, as I am, with the...
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