Category Archives: Issue 69
Launch of British Corpus Vitrearum Volume at Merton College, Oxford
The most recent monograph in the British Corpus Vitrearum series, The Medieval Stained Glass of Merton College, Oxford, by Tim Ayers of the University of York, was launched last month on a beautiful spring day at Merton College, Oxford [Fig. … Continue reading
CVMA Publication Offer from Oxford University Press
To mark the publication of The Medieval Stained Glass of Merton College, Oxford [Fig. 1], Oxford University Press is offering a 20% discount on books in the British CVMA series. In addition to the Merton volume, Vidimus readers will be able … Continue reading
Middleton Archers Window Conserved
Barley Studio has recently completed the conservation and environmental protection of a famous early sixteenth-century window in the parish church of St Leonard, Middleton. The window, known variously as the Middleton Archers or the Flodden Window, was donated by Sir … Continue reading
Petition to stop the Government reclassifying craft as non-creative!
A British government proposal will see craft no longer classed as part of the creative industries. Removing craftspeople from the category of creative industries could have potentially huge implications for funding of the crafts, as well as an impact on small … Continue reading
Friday 7 June: Study Day and Picnic: Stained Glass along the Norfolk and Suffolk border
The Stained Glass Museum is holding a Study Day and Picnic on Friday 7 June. Departing from Ely at 9.30am, the visit will include four churches along the Norfolk and Suffolk border, all of which have splendid stained glass windows, … Continue reading
Vale Abbey Glass Displayed at Chester
Fragments of fourteenth-century stained glass found during excavations in 1958 from Vale Royal Abbey (Cheshire), a Cistercian monastery built in 1277, are among the items on display in a new exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. They may have … Continue reading
The Cloisters Museum, New York: Videos
Home to an outstanding collection of medieval stained glass, The Cloisters Museum in New York has released a number of films as part of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. These films include clips of the construction of The Cloisters; … Continue reading
Stained Glass Summer Workshops at St Martin-cum-Gregory, York
The stained glass centre at St Martin-cum-Gregory in Micklegate, York, is offering four workshop days, which will be led by designer Ann Sotheran, on 18 May, and 1, 2 and 22 June. Two different workshops are available, and each workshop … Continue reading
Guided Tours of York Churches
The Stained Glass Centre will be running a series of guided tours of churches in the centre of York this summer, focusing on the wealth of medieval, Victorian and modern stained glass in the city. Each tour will be led … Continue reading
Plea for Information about Stained Glass in Wales
Alun Adams of the Swansea School of Glass at Swansea Metropolitan University, is calling for help to record the stained glass of Wales. A project to photograph and record Welsh stained glass has been under way for several years now, … Continue reading
