Fairford Parish Church : A medieval church and its stained glass
Brown, Sarah, 1958-200705UU
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Presents the story of Fairford's windows. This book studies the medieval stained glazing scheme in the context of the economic and religious life of late medieval England. It discusses various aspects of the windows, from the building and decoration of the church, to the working methods of the glaziers, the glass's history and construction. "A magnificent achievement" - Robert Hardy, CBE. The 28 medieval stained glass windows of St Mary's Church in Fairford, Gloucestershire, form the finest collection of stained glass in Europe and are known throughout the world. St Mary's is a magnificent church, built towards the end of the 15th century by wool merchant John Tame. The windows were installed in 1509 after painstaking work by their craftsmen and tell the story of the Christian faith from Creation to Last Judgement. From 1984, the windows have been gradually restored, after being damaged by years of weathering and corrosion. For the first time in just over 300 years the set of windows is complete. It is therefore timely to publish, for the first time in paperback, the story of Fairford's windows. This book, first published as "Life, Death and Art: The Medieval Stained Glass of Fairford Parish Church", studies the medieval stained glazing scheme in the context of the economic, religious and artistic life of late medieval England. Expert contributors discuss all aspects of the windows, from the building and decoration of the church, to the working methods of the glaziers, the glass's history and construction, and its subject matter and iconography. Beautifully illustrated in both colour and b/w, "Fairford Parish Church" also discusses the survival of the glass, and the methods of its restoration.
Main title:
Fairford Parish Church : A medieval church and its stained glass / Sarah Brown, Lindsay MacDonald.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton Publishing Ltd : [distributor] The History Press Ltd : [distributor] Woodslane Pty Ltd : [distributor] Woodslane Pty Ltd : [distributor] Book Promotions : [distributor] Books International Inc, 2007.
Collation:
192 p. : ill., 74 black and white ; 26x19 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Biography/History:
Sarah Brown (Co-editor) is head of Research Policy for Places of Worship in English Heritage. She is author of a number of books, including Stained Glass: An Illustrated History (Studio Editions, 1992), Medieval Craftsmen: Glass Painters, with D.E. O'Connor, and 'Our Magnificent Fabrick': An Architectural History of York Minster c. 1220-1500 (English Heritage, 2003). She is chairman of the British Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA).
ISBN:
9780750946926 (pbk)075094692X (pbk)
Dewey class:
748.5094241
Language:
English
Subject:
Glass painting and staining, Medieval -- EnglandChurch buildings -- EnglandHandicrafts -- c 1500 to c 1600 -- GloucestershireModelling (in clay, wax & other plastic materials) -- c 1500 to c 1600 -- GloucestershireRenaissance art -- c 1500 to c 1600 -- GloucestershireReligious subjects depicted in art -- c 1500 to c 1600 -- GloucestershireReligious buildings -- c 1500 to c 1600 -- Gloucestershire
BRN:
51713
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