Category: Issue 16
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Books of Interest
Just Published English Stained Glass, by Painton Cowen. An indispensable pictorial guide to masterpieces of English glass-painting before the Reformation. Thames & Hudson, London, 2008, hardback, 128 pages, over 200 colour illustrations, price £14.95. Kells Priory, Co. Kilkenny: Archaeological Excavations by T. Fanning & M. Clyne, by Miriam Clyne, Government of Ireland, Dublin. Softback, 541…
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Forty Years of Achievement
In this final instalment of our four-part celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the York Glaziers Trust, we look at some of the work undertaken by the YGT since 1967. A select list of major projects appears at the foot of this article. Many of the windows mentioned in this list can be viewed in…
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The Lace Merchant and the Knight
This figure of Christ enthroned, probably from a Coronation of the Virgin, is a rare example of glass-painting from around 1380. The original setting, including Christ’s throne, is lost. His right hand was replaced by Joan Howson in the 1940s; the heavy stippling is characteristic of her partner Caroline Townshend’s work. But enough remains to…
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News
YORK GLAZIERS TRUST and UNIVERSITY OF YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF ART DIRECTOR, YORK GLAZIERS TRUST, combined with LECTURER IN HISTORY OF ART (Ref: A0887) Applications are invited for a new position combining a post as Director of York Glaziers Trust (YGT) with a post as Lecturer in History of Art at the University of…