Category Archives: Issue 56
Herkenrode Lecture by Keith Barley
The well-known conservator, Keith Barley FMGP, will be speaking about Lichfield Cathedral’s magnificent sixteenth-century windows, formerly at the Cistercian abbey of Herkenrode, near Hasselt (Liége), in modern Belgium, at a special BSMGP lecture in London on March 9th. Painted between … Continue reading
Exhibition of Gouda Cartoons
A new exhibition about the sixteenth- and seventeenth- century cartoons for the famous stained glass windows of the Sint-Janskerk in Gouda (Netherlands) has opened at the city museum and will run until 9 April. Called ‘Sketches of Beauty’ it … Continue reading
Splendour and Glory of the Middle Ages in Cologne
Magnificent stained glass windows are among 160 outstanding works of art on display in a spectacular new exhibition at the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne. Unfortunately, GLANZ UND GRÖSSE DES MITTELALTERS will only run until February 26 so time is short … Continue reading
New Study of Gothic Stained Glass at Reims Cathedral
The first major study of the important medieval glass at Reims Cathedral has been published. Written by the distinguished USA Corpus Vitrearum author, Professor Meredith Parsons Lillich, the book discusses the artists who made the windows, the theological functions of … Continue reading
Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350 at the Getty Museum
A stunning two-part exhibition of manuscript illuminations from 1200-1350 has opened at the Getty Museum in California (USA). Running until 13 May it draws on the Museum’s own collections to show a variety of illustrated books ranging from scholastic university … Continue reading
Medieval glass at Coventry Cathedral
A £1 million campaign has been launched by Coventry Cathedral to create a display area for showing important fragments of medieval painted and stained glass. They will be shown in three underground crypts below the adjacent ruins of the former … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Fisher MBE
A veteran stained glass artist and conservator has been awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the New Years Honours list for his services to architectural stained glass. Alf Fisher, who was also former stained glass advisor to English Heritage … Continue reading
On-line journals: Peregrinations and Different Visions
The latest issue of Peregrinations, the Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture published by the International Society for the Study of Pilgrimage Art is now on-line here: http://peregrinations.kenyon.edu/ Feature articles include: Introduction: Saints & Geography, Margaret Cormack Saints of Medieval … Continue reading
