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York Minster Stained Glass Navigator

york Minster Stained Glass Navigator Vidimus
york Minster Stained Glass Navigator Vidimus

York Minster Stained Glass Navigator Vidimus The york minster stained glass navigator. york minster is remarkable for both the size and chronological span of its stained glass collection. in 1697 traveller celia fiennes was moved to comment on ‘the greatest curiosity for windows i ever saw’ and by the 1930s railway posters were encouraging visitors to the city to include britain’s. The new stained glass navigator site features high resolution photos of all 311 panels from the recently restored medieval masterpiece, allowing people to explore the whole window online for the first time and view the detail of its intricately painted 600 year old glass. the resource has been created by york glaziers trust, britain’s oldest.

15d The Fourth Day Of Creation york Minster Stained Glass Navigator
15d The Fourth Day Of Creation york Minster Stained Glass Navigator

15d The Fourth Day Of Creation York Minster Stained Glass Navigator The largest expanse of medieval stained glass in britain, the great east window was made between 1405 and 1408 by a team of artists and craftsmen led by master glazierand glass painter john thornton of coventry. its subject is equally ambitious, depicting the beginning and the end of all things, arranged under the feet of god the father and the. The pilgrimage window. the donor figures are portrayed as pilgrims, giving this window its name. the male figure is possibly sir robert de la warde (d.1306), steward of the royal household, or his son sir simon de la warde (d.1334). having been pardoned for his involvement in the murder of edward ii’s favourite, piers gaveston, sir simon went. Just as the covid 19 crisis drove us all out of york minster and into the solitude of our own homes, the york glaziers trust’s york minster stained glass navigator became available, ensuring that we can explore some of the minster’s more important glass from our laptops, tablets and phones. in recent years, and especially in connection with. Reproduced by kind permission of ygt and the chapter of york) after its launch happily coincided with the first uk lockdown last spring, the york minster navigator continues to be updated. since the last issue of vidimus there have been two new additions in windows n2 and s2, the neighbours either side of the infamous great east window.

3b Architectural Canopy york Minster Stained Glass Navigator
3b Architectural Canopy york Minster Stained Glass Navigator

3b Architectural Canopy York Minster Stained Glass Navigator Just as the covid 19 crisis drove us all out of york minster and into the solitude of our own homes, the york glaziers trust’s york minster stained glass navigator became available, ensuring that we can explore some of the minster’s more important glass from our laptops, tablets and phones. in recent years, and especially in connection with. Reproduced by kind permission of ygt and the chapter of york) after its launch happily coincided with the first uk lockdown last spring, the york minster navigator continues to be updated. since the last issue of vidimus there have been two new additions in windows n2 and s2, the neighbours either side of the infamous great east window. The “stained glass navigator” offers views of the intricately painted panes, each one a representation of a passage from the bible, in a detail impossible to see from the ground. The new stained glass navigator site features high resolution photos of all 311 panels from the recently restored medieval masterpiece, allowing people to explore the whole window online for the.

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