Category: Issue 05
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Just Published
The Douce Apocalypse CVMA (GB) author, Nigel Morgan has written a lavishly illustrated study of the famous Douce Apocalypse, a manuscript made in England c.1270 for Prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile. Apart from its importance as a manuscript, the Douce Apocalypse employs some of the decorative devices used in…
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G. King & Son, Lead Glaziers of Norwich
Like many glazing firms, that of G. King & Son Ltd, Lead Glaziers of Norwich, was a family affair, handed down from father to son through three generations. Founded in 1927, it became a by-word for quality in stained glass restoration, conservation and the understanding of the medium. So it was undoubtedly the end of…
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The Joiner at the Nailing of the Cross
East Window, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge Each month, Vidimus will showcase a different panel from the wealth of Britain’s medieval stained glass. The panels will be chosen with the aim of providing, collectively, a sense of the great range of glass that survives, in terms of date, subject matter and the kinds of settings for…
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News
Courtly Love at The Getty The J. Paul Getty Museum in the USA is currently exhibiting a newly acquired drawing that was the design for a quatrefoil in stained glass. The drawing is in pen and ink, and shows four scenes around an empty blazon: a landscape with a castle, a maiden tempted by a…