York Minster's medieval stained glass is without parallel in England, both for quality and quantity. The great east window, the largest in the Minster, contains some of the finest fifteenth-century glass in Europe. The splendour of its design and layout, and the brilliance of its painting and colour, are acknowledged wherever the glass is discussed. The 188 colour and black-and-white illustrations in this volume reveal the tremendous sweep of the window's subject-matter, ranging from the Creation of the World to visionary scenes of the Last Judgement, depicted in dramatic detail. Tom French's unique grasp of the material enriches his full description of the glass. The publication of this glass, long overdue, is of paramount importance for the study of the art, history and thought-world of the Middle Ages.
- ISBN10 0197262414
- ISBN13 9780197262412
- Publish Date 15 May 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 May 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 198
- Language English