Category: Issue 48
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The Grisaille and Heraldic Glass in the Chancel at Norbury, Derbyshire
John E. Titterton FSA, 30 pages, paper covers, 8.3 x 5.7 inches, colour illustrations, 2006. Copies on sale at the church: £5. Copies by post: £5.75 including p&p from Mr David Coxon, Finewood Croft, The Hollow, Roston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2EF. The parish church of St Mary and St Barlock at Norbury in Derbyshire includes…
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Angers Cathedral
This month’s feature – a departure from our usual format – is a full-length review by David King of the French CVMA’s important and recently published volume on the medieval stained glass at Angers Cathedral. K. Boulanger, Les Vitraux de la Cathédrale d’Angers, Corpus Vitrearum France, III, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7355-0722-1, 96 euros This is the…
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An Ornamental Panel from the Dominican Church at Colmar
by Michael Burger Michael Burger is a doctoral student at the Medieval Studies Centre, University of Freiburg, researching ornamental glazing schemes of the Upper Rhine region, 1250–1350. He also works at the Research Centre for Stained Glass Studies (Corpus Vitrearum) in Freiburg. He has recently published on the stained glass of the Cistercian abbey Haina…
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William Burges Glass at Castell Coch, Wales
The Welsh Minister for Heritage has agreed that CADW, the Welsh heritage organization, should submit a grant application to the National Heritage Memorial Fund for funds to assist in the purchase of the two ‘missing’ stained-glass panels from the chapel at Castell Coch [Figs 1 and 2]. Castell Coch was designed by the architect William…
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New Stained Glass Exhibition in Ghent
On 9 October 2010, the STAM, the new city museum of Ghent (Belgium) opened, replacing the former Bijlokemuseum, which had been closed for renovation since 2005. The renovated and expanded museum has exceeded all expectations. In conjunction with its reopening a special exhibition, ‘Illuminated City’ (Belichte Stad), will run until 10 May 2011, exploring through…
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New Displays at Ancestors of Christ Exhibition in Canterbury Cathedral
The next phase of Canterbury Cathedral’s exhibition of figures from the internationally important Ancestors of Christ series of windows has been announced. The figures of Jared (Jareth) and Enoch, David and Nathan, will be on display from 28 March until the end of July. Jared and Enoch have been dated to 1178–80 by the CVMA…
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Stained Glass and the Modern Museum – Conservation, Research, Display: 10-11 March, 2011
On 10–11 March, York University’s School of Stained Glass Studies will hold an international masterclass focusing on issues relating to the conservation, cataloguing and display of stained glass. Based in the historic surroundings of the medieval Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the centre of York, the event will include an international panel of speakers from Britain,…
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Exciting Sessions on Stained Glass at Kalamazoo International Congress on Medieval Studies: 12–15 May 2011
This year’s International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (12–15 May) promises plenty of treats for historians of stained glass. Two main sessions ‘Glazing and Stained Glass: Collaborations, Analogies’ and ‘Investigations involving Stained Glass and Other Disciplines’ have been organized by CVMA (USA) authors Elizabeth Carson Pastan and Mary B. Shepard. The…
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Jan Gossaert Exhibition Opens in London
An acclaimed exhibition of work by the Flemish artist and designer for stained glass Jan Gossaert (c.1478–1532) will open in London later this month. Jan Gossaert’s Renaissance will run from the 23 February until 30 May at the National Gallery [Fig. 8]. A major article about the artist and his work in stained glass appeared…
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American Glass Guild Annual Conference (22–24 July 2011)
The annual conference of the American Glass Guild (AGG) will be held in Asheville, North Carolina, with workshops on Thursday 21 July and a stained-glass tour on Monday 25 July. Several sessions will highlight medieval stained glass. The keynote speaker will be renowned artist Charles Z. Lawrence. Other speakers include national and international stained-glass artists,…