Rediscovered medieval glass
Come with me as I go and examine some recently rediscovered medieval glass in Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire.
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A Failed Tudor Marriage
A sixteenth century will reveals evidence of family tensions and a failed Tudor marriage in a prominent gentry family the Fitzherberts of Norbury, Derbyshire
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The Twelve Apostles in Art
In this article I look at how to identify figures of the twelve apostles in art, simply by looking at the various objects or ‘attributes’ that they hold.
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Renaissance printing presses
Renaissance Printing Presses This article explores the form and function of Renaissance printing presses. It is difficult to overestimate just what an impact the print revolution had on Renaissance Europe – it had an impact as significant if not greater than the digital revolution. In this article, I want to use some interesting visual evidence to understand how Renaissance printing
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The Violent History of Glastonbury Tor
Sitting above the town of Glastonbury and presiding over the Somerset Levels is a large hill called Glastonbury Tor, it is a beautiful place but has a violent history.
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Donor images in medieval art
What are donor images? Donor images are figures of the patrons of a work of art, and their incorporation into paintings, stained glass and in other contexts was a common occurrence in the late medieval West. Often these images are shown interacting with other images within a work of art, with figures of the saints or of the Holy Trinity.
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The Mass in Van der Weyden’s Seven Sacraments
This article looks in detail at the various depictions of the Mass in Rogier Van der Weyden’s Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.
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Stained and Painted Cloths
In this article I want to look briefly at neglected type of textile that was common in medieval Europe, stained and painted cloths.
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Wax votive offerings
This article explores the form, significance and purpose of a series of wax votive offerings discovered in Exeter Cathedral during the Second World War.
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The Somerton medieval altarpiece
At Somerton church in Oxfordshire can be found a medieval altarpiece depicting the Last Supper.
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