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York Minster
Willey, Ann.London : Scala Books ; Wappingers' Falls, NY : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Antique Collectors' Club, 1998.Ann Willey''s text traces the history of this remarkable building and institution. She takes readers back in time on a breath-taking journey encompassing history, ar chitecture, worship and a host of colourful characters. '.
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York Minster : the great east window
French, Thomas (Thomas W.)Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, c1995.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.
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York Minster : the St William window
French, Thomas (Thomas W.)Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, c1999.This next stage in Tom French's majestic treatment of York Minster's glass covers the vast and brilliantly coloured St William Window. Painted c.1414, it celebrates the city's only local saint. Ninety-five large stained glass panels tell the story of his life and subsequent miracles at his tomb. This catalogue provides valuable illustrations of medieval life and its artistic achievements, for specialists and general readers alike.
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