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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011)
Directed by Paul Tilzey
Documentary, History · 1h 00m
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
T
Tim Ayers
Self - Centre for Medieval Studies, York
S
Sarah Brown
Self - Director, York Glaziers Trust
T
Tony Cattle
Self - Glazier
K
Keith Jones
Self - Dean of York
R
Richard Marks
Self - Art Historian
W
Walter Pinches
Self - Glassmaker
N
Nick Teed
Self - Senior Conservator
H
Helen Whittaker
Self - Stained Glass Artist
Crew
- Director
- Paul Tilzey
- Writer
- Janina Ramirez
- Editor
- Emma Lysaght, Michael Nollet
- Producer
- Paul Tilzey
Details
- Release date
- 2011-10-12
- Runtime
- 1h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC Four