Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
2011, English. Directed by Paul Tilzey.
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.
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Cast & crew
- Paul TilzeyDirector
- Janina RamirezPresenter
- Tim AyersSelf - Centre for Medieval Studies, York
- Sarah BrownSelf - Director, York Glaziers Trust
- Tony CattleSelf - Glazier
- Keith JonesSelf - Dean of York
- Richard MarksSelf - Art Historian
- Walter PinchesSelf - Glassmaker
- Nick TeedSelf - Senior Conservator
- Helen WhittakerSelf - Stained Glass Artist
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- Released
- 12 October 2011
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Janina Ramirez
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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011) was directed by Paul Tilzey and stars Janina Ramirez, Tim Ayers, Sarah Brown.