Category: Issue 69
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Launch of British Corpus Vitrearum Volume at Merton College, Oxford
The most recent monograph in the British Corpus Vitrearum series, The Medieval Stained Glass of Merton College, Oxford, by Tim Ayers of the University of York, was launched last month on a beautiful spring day at Merton College, Oxford [Fig. 1]. A number of individuals who work for the British CVMA attended [Figs 2–4]. *********************************************************************…
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CVMA Publication Offer from Oxford University Press
To mark the publication of The Medieval Stained Glass of Merton College, Oxford [Fig. 1], Oxford University Press is offering a 20% discount on books in the British CVMA series. In addition to the Merton volume, Vidimus readers will be able to use the discount on the county surveys of Lancashire and Cheshire by Penny Hebgin-Barnes,…
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Middleton Archers Window Conserved
Barley Studio has recently completed the conservation and environmental protection of a famous early sixteenth-century window in the parish church of St Leonard, Middleton. The window, known variously as the Middleton Archers or the Flodden Window, was donated by Sir Richard Ashton in 1505 and depicts Sir Richard and his family, together with other donor…
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Petition to stop the Government reclassifying craft as non-creative!
A British government proposal will see craft no longer classed as part of the creative industries. Removing craftspeople from the category of creative industries could have potentially huge implications for funding of the crafts, as well as an impact on small craft businesses and creative individuals trying to make a living from their skills in the…
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Friday 7 June: Study Day and Picnic: Stained Glass along the Norfolk and Suffolk border
The Stained Glass Museum is holding a Study Day and Picnic on Friday 7 June. Departing from Ely at 9.30am, the visit will include four churches along the Norfolk and Suffolk border, all of which have splendid stained glass windows, and return to Ely approximately 6pm. The first point of call will be the Church…
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Vale Abbey Glass Displayed at Chester
Fragments of fourteenth-century stained glass found during excavations in 1958 from Vale Royal Abbey (Cheshire), a Cistercian monastery built in 1277, are among the items on display in a new exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. They may have been produced in the glassworks on the abbey’s land referred to in 1346/47, probably at…
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The Cloisters Museum, New York: Videos
Home to an outstanding collection of medieval stained glass, The Cloisters Museum in New York has released a number of films as part of the celebration of its 75th anniversary. These films include clips of the construction of The Cloisters; the sources of the objects, artworks and materials; and a guide to the collection by…
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Stained Glass Summer Workshops at St Martin-cum-Gregory, York
The stained glass centre at St Martin-cum-Gregory in Micklegate, York, is offering four workshop days, which will be led by designer Ann Sotheran, on 18 May, and 1, 2 and 22 June. Two different workshops are available, and each workshop is self-contained: Saturday, 18 May 2013 Glass-painting Saturday, 1 June 2013 Glass-painting Sunday,…
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Guided Tours of York Churches
The Stained Glass Centre will be running a series of guided tours of churches in the centre of York this summer, focusing on the wealth of medieval, Victorian and modern stained glass in the city. Each tour will be led by expert guides, beginning at 6pm and lasting for about one and a half hours.…
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Plea for Information about Stained Glass in Wales
Alun Adams of the Swansea School of Glass at Swansea Metropolitan University, is calling for help to record the stained glass of Wales. A project to photograph and record Welsh stained glass has been under way for several years now, with efforts made to try and record examples of stained glass in chapels and churches…