Film
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
2011 · 1h · Documentary · History
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Overview
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.
Cast
Janina Ramirez
Presenter
Tim Ayers
Self - Centre for Medieval Studies, York
Sarah Brown
Self - Director, York Glaziers Trust
Tony Cattle
Self - Glazier
Keith Jones
Self - Dean of York
Richard Marks
Self - Art Historian
Walter Pinches
Self - Glassmaker
Nick Teed
Self - Senior Conservator
Helen Whittaker
Self - Stained Glass Artist
Crew
- Paul TilzeyProducer · Director
- Janina RamirezWriter
- Jonty ClaypoleExecutive Producer
- Emma LysaghtEditor
- Michael NolletEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 12, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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