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The great East window of York Minster : an English masterpiece
After an immense process of careful restoration and conservation, the outstanding artistry of the Great East Window is revealed afresh through state-of-the art photography that captures the complete sequence of major panels, in corrected placements, for the very first time. At the size of a tennis c...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
: Third Millennium Publishing, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd
, [2018]
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Sarah Brown, The great east window of York Minster: an english masterpiece |
| Author Notes: | Sarah Brown |
| Summary: | After an immense process of careful restoration and conservation, the outstanding artistry of the Great East Window is revealed afresh through state-of-the art photography that captures the complete sequence of major panels, in corrected placements, for the very first time. At the size of a tennis court, it is the largest single expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain and one of the largest medieval windows ever made. This visual feast is brought to life by expert author Sarah Brown, who explores the history, artistry, meaning and restoration of the window, revealing new insights on a fragile masterpiece that has been described as England's Sistine Chapel.00Ground breaking new research has shed exciting new light on the window's complex narratives, relating its story to the Minster's history and liturgy. The Great East Window of York Minster explores the window's biblical presentation of the beginning and end of time, the window's relationships with other media and the technical processes behind its creation. This stunning, illustrated hardback presents an engaging contextual analysis of the window's unequivocal position as an English masterpiece |
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| Physical Description: | 272 Seiten 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781781259788 9781781259795 178125978X 1781259798 |
