A Guide to the Windows of King's College Chapel, Cambridge - Brossura

James, Montague Rhodes

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ISBN 10: 1108015581 ISBN 13: 9781108015585

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

M. R. James (1862–1936) is probably best remembered as a writer of chilling ghost stories, but he was an outstanding scholar of medieval literature and palaeography, who served both as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and many of his stories reflect his academic background. His detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. First published in 1899, this book provides a description and brief history of the stained-glass windows in King's College chapel, together with explanations of their symbolism. A description of the remains of painted glass in the side chapels is also included. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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Descrizione del libro

M. R. James' detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still much sought after by librarians and researchers. His description of King's College chapel's stained-glass windows and their symbolism was first published in 1899.

Contenuti

Preface; The windows of King's College Chapel; Appendix; Preface; 1. Memoranda and contracts; 2. The glaziers; 3. The renaissance style in England; 4. Fairford; 5. The 'early' windows, 1515–17; 6. The tracery; 7. The messengers; 8. The 'late' windows, 1526–31; 9. Origin of the designs; 10. Origin of the cartoons; 11. Glass-painters and the diffusion of renaissance ornament in England; Indexes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108015581
• ISBN 13: 9781108015585
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 48