One of the best short films on stained glass you’ll ever watch. Not bad Brian Clarke

"When the artist painted a head he would proceed to draw directly onto the glass loaded with pigment like thick mud. The surface of the glass was slippery, offering no 'bite'. The painter had to apply his whole experience of how things would 'read' against the light, right down to he hairline poit of his brush and, like the oriental calligrapher, commit imself to a stroke without hesitation or second thought. The resultant drawing was often superb in its economy, control, and expessiveness, and since the artist was not just decorating a surface but conveying a representation of a man or woman, he would at his best suggest subtlety of emotion or character within the very fine limits ... of the interaction of direct light on line and tone." Lawrence Lee: The Appreciation of Stained Glass. O.U.P. 1977. (John Thornton was one of my father's heroes)

Stunning commentary on this national treasure. The speaker and the glass.

What an absolutely amazing work of artistry. And how wonderfully mr. Clarke speaks of it. Breathtaking, thank you for this

Greatly enjoyed thankyou, so pleased to have found this channel recently with its fascinating quality content.

Thank you for this illuminating talk.

Człowiek może tylko milczeć olśniony niezwykłym pięknem tych witraży. Talent dany przez Boga, na chwałę Boga oddany. Przepiękne. Zapierające oddech.

The beauty and genius of CATHOLICS.

The void and superficiality of anglicanism striking again.