Category: Issue 22
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Books
Spin Doctoring in Fifteenth-century Stained Glass CVMA (GB) author David King has contributed a fascinating article on political propaganda in stained glass to a new collection of essays on fifteenth-century English history published by the Boydell Press. Looking at case examples from late-medieval Norfolk, David argues that while the primary purpose of stained glass windows…
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Features
A Little Bit of Paris in Ramsgate Vidimus reader Robin Fleet reveals an unexpected medieval treasure in a British seaside town. The Sainte-Chapelle was built in the mid-1240s by King Louis IX of France, within his palace situated on the Île de la Cité, in the heart of Paris. It was designed to house relics…
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Locating and Relocating St Joseph in the Lady Chapel, Ely
By a most unusual twist of fate, a lone figure of St Joseph survives in the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. He is recognizable by the basket of doves and candle he sometimes offers on the occasion of the Purification of the Virgin and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (main picture, © Rosie…
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News
Conservation at St Germain L’Auxerrois An important window at one of Paris’s most famous churches, St Germain L’Auxerrois (Fig. 1), is currently undergoing restoration at Claude and Fabrice Courageux’s workshop in Crevecoeur-le-Grand, France. The church is often regarded as the parish church of the kings of France, as it is situated next door to the…