Prophecy, Politics and the People in Early Modern England

Prophecy, Politics and the People in Early Modern England
Author: Tim Thornton
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781843832591

Thornton also sheds light on areas where popular culture and politics were uneasily interlinked: the powerful political influence of those outside elite groups; the variations in political culture across the country; and the considerable continuing power of mystical, supernatural, and 'non-rational' ideas in British social and political life into the nineteenth century."--Jacket.

The Medieval Stained Glass of Wells Cathedral

The Medieval Stained Glass of Wells Cathedral
Author: Tim Ayers
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This handsome two-part set is the first fully illustrated study of one of the most substantial collections of medieval stained glass in England. In particular, the glass from the east end of Wells Cathedral (rebuilt by a thriving clerical community in 1320-40) includes the five brilliantly colored windows of the choir clerestory, with its seven-light Jesse east window, and glass from the famous polygonal Lady Chapel. Besides describing and illustrating each panel, the volume has introductions to each part of the cathedral complex. What is known of the original glazing and its history is reconstructed, and many new discoveries are revealed. An introduction places the findings within the wider context of recent international stained glass studies and late medieval art history.