Category: From The Archives
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Designers, Glaziers and the Process of Making Stained Glass Windows in 14th-and 15th-Century Florence
Dr Nancy Thompson is a Professor of Art History at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minneapolis, USA. This month’s From the Archives page showcases an article written by Professor Thompson and published in the Journal of Glass Studies, Volume 56, 2014, pages 237-251. [Fig. 1] ‘Designers, Glaziers, and the Process of Making Stained Glass Windows…
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Four articles by Bernard Rackham
To give an insight into the writings of the stained glass research pioneer whose life is the focus of this issue’s feature, this month’s selection of pieces from the stained glass archive highlights four articles by Bernard Rackham which are available for downloading on line. ‘Notes on the Stained Glass in the Lord Mayor’s Chapel,…
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Collecting Through Connections: Glass and Stained Glass Collectors and their Networks in the 19th Century
In 2015 an international conference was held in Portugal prior to the opening of an important exhibition of European stained glass at the National Palace of Pena in Sintra, Portugal. The exhibition included many pieces from the 14th – 17th centuries. This month’s ‘From the Archives’ feature includes a link to a beautifully-illustrated publication which…
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In the vineyard of the Lord
Welcome to our ongoing series which spotlights an article or university thesis about medieval and renaissance stained glass which is now available on-line. This month we provide a link to a fascinating article by Dr Veronika Decker from the Institute for Art in Vienna, about two late fourteenth-century stained glass schemes featuring images of the…
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‘Man in a Red Hat’, St Mary’s Church, Fairford: Keith Barley
Welcome to a new monthly feature launched by Vidimus with this issue. Every month we will spotlight an article or university thesis about medieval and renaissance stained glass which is now available on-line. We start this new series with a link to a fascinating study of the world-famous late medieval glazing of St Mary’s church,…