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Conference: Norwich and the Medieval Parish Church, c. 900-2107
Fig. 1: The spire of Norwich cathedral from the cloisters.© Diliff, Creative Commons, Wikipedia. A major conference on the medieval parish churches of Norwich will be held at Norwich Cathedral on...
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Discovering St Edmund
Fig. 1: Site of St Edmund bones? The tennis courts, Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmund Images of St Edmund (d. AD 869), king and martyr, survive in a number of English medieval stained glass windows,...
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The 2017 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium will take place between 17–20 July at Harlaxton Manor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1AG. The conference will hear a variety of papers from both leading and younger...
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Stained Glass Tours at Wells Cathedral
Fig. 1. Wells Cathedral. Saturday, 5th August 2017, 10.00-11.30 Wells Cathedral houses a spectacular and one of the most substantial collections of Medieval stained glass in England. As part of its...
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Society for Church Archaeology 2017 Conference : ‘The Articulation of Light...
Fig. 1. Worcester Cathedral. Friday, 15th – Sunday, 17th September 2017, Worcester Based in the Old Palace at Worcester Cathedral, the conference will focus on the relationship between light, space,...
View ArticleNorth Lands Creative Glass : ‘Taking a Leap: Concept, Conservation and...
Sunday, 16th July 2017 This one-day event explores the potential of stained glass as an important and exciting medium for creative practice, whether in the context of the preservation of historic...
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Illuminating Women in the Medieval World
Fig. 1. The Exhibition catalogue. A new exhibition focusing on medieval women as depicted in medieval manuscripts has opened at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, USA. Although inevitably slanted towards...
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Most Wanted
Fig. 1. Striking design from the church of St Mary, Cogges, Oxon A research student asks if readers have seen similar designs elsewhere to the fourteenth-century tracery light glass at the parish...
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St Nicholas Remembered
Fig. 1. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greets the relics of St Nicholas in Moscow cathedral © AP Up to ten thousand people attended a special service at the Cathedral of Christ...
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Hailes Abbey Revealed: New Museum at Cotswold Beauty Spot Reveals Monastery’s...
Fig. 1 Hailes Abbey ruins English Heritage’s new museum telling the dramatic story of the Cotswold abbey that was once one of England’s most important pilgrim destinations will open to the public on 30...
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Fears about the Burrell
Fears have been raised about how the Burrell Collection’s outstanding collection of medieval stained glass will be displayed after a planned redesign of the famous Glasgow-based museum (fig.1). Fig. 1....
View ArticleA Look Ahead: Autumn Lecture Series Announced
For those who like to plan their diaries well in advance, a preview of a number of recently announced Autumn lectures. The Stained Glass Museum Weekly, from Wednesday, 13th September, 2pm, Ely...
View ArticleYork Glaziers Trust reaches its 50th Anniversary
On July 20th, York Glaziers Trust (YGT) celebrated 50 years of conserving and caring for York Minster’s world-famous stained glass, as well as historic stained glass from across the UK. Over the last...
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Innovative project launched to preserve the stained glass of York Minster
Fig. 1 The fourteenth-century west window of the nave at York Minster. Just one of the cathedral’s stained glass masterpieces. York Minster houses the UK’s largest and arguably most impressive...
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Digital Exhibition Launch: Remembering the Reformation
28th September, Lambeth Palace, London Fig. 1 Damaged C15th-century image of the Trinity, original heads replaced with modern copies, at St Martin’s, Coney Street, York. The English Reformation had...
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Annual Clarendon Lecture 2017: Professor Christopher Norton, ‘Clarendon,...
Thursday, 19th October, 6.30 for 7.00pm Sarum College, Salisbury Cathedral Close Fig. 1. Clarendon Palace tile, c.1250 Painted and stained glass was only one component of the decoration of medieval...
View ArticleReminder: Annual Clarendon Lecture 2017: Professor Christopher Norton,...
Thursday, 19th October, 6.30 for 7.00pm Sarum College, Salisbury Cathedral Close Painted and stained glass was only one component of the decoration of medieval churches and palaces. Others artworks...
View ArticleReminder: British Society of Master Glass Painters Autumn Lecture 2017
Friday, 6th October, 6.15pm for 6.45pm, The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT Diana Coulter IHBC, Zen and the Stained Glass Art of Keith New Keith New was a well-respected member of...
View ArticleBritish Archaeological Association Lecture
Wednesday, 4th October 2017 Dr Julian Luxford (University of St Andrews) will present a paper entitled, ‘Ways of Seeing Late Medieval English Art’. The lecture forms part of the British Archaeological...
View ArticleStained Glass Centre Autumn Lecture 2017: ‘The Oak, the Vine and the Lily:...
Thursday, 12th October Art historian and stained glass conservator Sarah Brown will introduce the intriguing iconography of the Jesse tree, with historical examples. Stained glass artist Helen...
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