Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi

Stained glass is a major form of medieval art, and provides the most immediately attractive aspect of many monuments. The international Corpus Vitrearum, sponsored by the Union Académique Internationale, aims to publish illustrated catalogues of medieval window glass. As part of this Corpus, the British Academy publishes catalogues of medieval stained glass in Great Britain
Project status
Ongoing

Chair: Sarah Brown
Project Director: Anna Eavis

The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi project publishes catalogues that include illustrations, colour plates and commentaries. The illustrations allow the study of details that are often difficult to examine in situ, and colour plates capture the full palette of the original glass. Commentaries describe the condition of the glass, technique and iconography.

Publications

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British Academy Review, Issue 3

The St William Window, York Minster

Thomas French

British Academy Review, Issue 9

The medieval stained glass of Wells Cathedral

Tim Ayers

British Academy Review, Issue 17

The survival of stained glass in Sefton, Lancashire

Penny Hebgin-Barnes

British Academy Review, Issue 22

The stained glass of Merton College, Oxford

Tim Ayers

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