Category: Issue 95
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Fifteenth-Century Order of the Angel Panels Acquired by the Stained Glass Museum
In November 2015, the Stained Glass Museum purchased two rare medieval stained-glass panels depicting the Virtues and Principalities from a sale at Bonhams in London [Figs 1–2]. These late fifteenth-century panels were purchased with the help of the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund, and form a significant…
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Margaret Agnes Rope Exhibition at Shrewsbury Museum
The first exhibition dedicated exclusively to the life and works of Shrewsbury stained-glass artist Margaret Agnes Rope (1882–1953) will run at Shrewsbury Museum from September 2016 to January 2017. Rope’s work can be seen in over forty churches across four continents. Her glass is usually classed as being of ‘later Arts & Crafts’ style [Fig.…
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Stained Glass Museum Events and News
2016 Study Weekend in Essex: Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 April 2016 The study weekend will be based in the historic town of Colchester, and there will be visits to various sites to see a range of stained glass spanning the medieval to the modern periods. Highlights include the twelfth- and thirteenth-century glass at Rivenhall…
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The Art and Science of Nineteenth-Century Stained Glass: Conference in Oxford, 22–23 April 2016
The remarkable revival of the art of stained glass in the nineteenth century sprang from the convergence of renewed interest in an ancient art form with modern science. While nineteenth-century stained glass has been the subject of an increasing number of art-historical studies over the last thirty years, the interdisciplinary approach to the subject has…
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Winter Events at the Stained Glass Centre, York
Book Sale: Friday, 29 January 2016, 10am – 3pm Those who are not free over the weekend will have a chance to snaffle some brilliant books on stained glass, art, architecture and history from the collections of Peter Gibson and Michael Archer, on the Friday 29 January 2016, at the Stained Glass Centre. Residents’ Festival:…
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Awards from the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass
The aim of all the Glaziers’ Company’s awards is to raise the standards of work within the craft, particularly in the UK, by offering additional learning experiences to enhance the skills of potential workers. Work Placement Awards 2016–17 For the year 2016–17 the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass is offering the Award…
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William of Malmesbury: The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Edited and translated by R. M. Thomson and M. Winterbottom, Boydell Medieval Texts, Boydell Press, Woodbridge, UK, 2015, hardback, 356 pages, 23.4 x 15.6cm, £65 This volume is the first in a projected series entitled Boydell Medieval Texts, which aims to provide scholarly editions of major works with translations on facing pages [Fig. 1]. It…
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The Enamel-Painted Windows Of Brancepeth Castle: History And Sources Of Inspiration For The Glazing Scheme
Mylène Vigneron Brancepeth Castle, located in County Durham, was listed as a Grade I building in 1967 and has recently been added to English Heritage’s ‘at risk’ register (Fig. 1).[1] Architecturally and historically exceptional, the castle houses stained-glass windows made by the firm of William Collins (1773–1845) of London in the early nineteenth century. They…