Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011)

ALL 10/12/2011 (en) Documentary, History 60 Min
  • Release
    10/12/2011
  • Production
    BBC Four
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Paul Tilzey

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Paul Tilzey

    Producer



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  1. Janina Ramirez

    Presenter

  2. Tim Ayers

    Self - Centre for Medieval Studies, York

  3. Sarah Brown

    Self - Director, York Glaziers Trust

  4. Tony Cattle

    Self - Glazier

  5. Keith Jones

    Self - Dean of York

  6. Richard Marks

    Self - Art Historian

  7. Walter Pinches

    Self - Glassmaker

  8. Nick Teed

    Self - Senior Conservator

  9. Helen Whittaker

    Self - Stained Glass Artist

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 9 , Crews : 13

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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011) 60 Min

ALL 10/12/2011 (en)
Documentary, History
  • Release 10/12/2011
  • Production
    BBC Four
  • Original title Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Paul Tilzey

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Emma Lysaght, Michael Nollet

    Editor

  4. Paul Tilzey

    Producer