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The destruction of Reims Cathedral and its stained glass in 1914 caused shock across France and led to all Chartres' windows being taken out and stored throughout both world wars. Conservation and removal of pollution has been ongoing since 1972.
Main article: Arnold Wathen Robinson Top All Saints' Bristol East Window List of works by Arnold Wathen Robinson includes information about some of the works of British stained glass artist Arnold Wathen Robinson. His works were, with just a few exceptions, conducted for churches. List of works Church Location Date(s) Subject, notes and references Image St Bartholomew Church Burwash, Sussex ...
Main article: Christopher Whall This is a list of the stained glass works of Christopher Whall (1849–1924) in cathedrals and minsters, reflecting Whall's intent to reflect the inspiration of nature in this art. To experience the Lady Chapel is rather like being inside a great jewelled casket, for the glazing combines a profusion of deep, vibrant colours with a sparkling, silvery framework of ...
At Truro they were commissioned by John Loughborough Pearson to design windows for the new Cathedral, and of these windows it is claimed "The stained glass which was made by Clayton and Bell is thought to be the finest Victorian stained glass in England and tells the story of the Christian Church, starting with the birth of Jesus and finishing ...
The makers of stained glass were declared exempt from taxes at the end of the 15th century by King Charles V of France. [25] Stained glass artists also began to have a wider variety of clients; not only kings but also wealthy aristocrats and merchants. Windows were made not only for cathedrals but also for town halls and palatial residences.
St Paul's Cathedral, London. Stained glass for the American and OBE chapels. [3] St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. Stained glass: St Paul at the Areopagus (various windows, depicting scenes of the saint's life). [4] St Paul's Church, Bedford. Stained glass in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Harpur Trust. (1976). [4]
James Humphries Hogan RDI FSGT FRS (20 December 1883 – 12 January 1948) was an English stained glass designer with the firm of James Powell and Sons throughout his career, rising from apprentice to be managing director of the company. He made magnificent stained glass for many of England's cathedrals, including the 100 feet high central ...
A sheet of cathedral glass. Cathedral glass is the name given commercially to monochromatic sheet glass. It is thin by comparison with 'slab glass', may be coloured, and is textured on one side. The name draws from the fact that windows of stained glass were a feature of medieval European cathedrals from the 10th century onward.