Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure – 2011

Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist – a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists. The East Window of York Minster is far more than a work of artistic genius, it is a window onto the medieval world and the medieval mind – telling us who were once were and who we still are, all preserved in the most fragile medium of all.

Director : Paul Tilzey
Cast : Janina Ramirez
Genre : Documentary|History
Release Date : 10/12/2011
Country : United Kingdom
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