May 03, 2008
Norwich Stained Glass Website
via the April, 2008 edition of Vidimus -
Stained Glass in Norfolk and Norwich
Lots of nice details. A little cluttered and confusing to navigate at first, but worth the effort as there is a wealth of images and information. If you like the Norwich school, this site is essential. The Norwich School is known for it's unique style of glass painting. These examples, from Flickr, are pretty typical.
St John the Baptist Church, Timberhill, Norwich, Norfolk, UK - May 2006
from Flickrite E11y
from a St. Peter Mancroft Flickrset
I've always loved the 14th-15th century Norwich-style faces in particular. By today's standards they would be considered too 'cartoony', but I think of it as emphasizing character over a superficial idea of beauty or proper proportion. This is seen clearly when compared to one of the modern replacement windows at St. Peter Mancroft. Give me the older 'cartoony' style any day.
A nice and unique feature of the new Norwich SG website is an area called Trails, which are maps that have mini-tours of 3-4 churches at a time that you can travel to on your own. It's a great idea. I wish other SG websites would try it out.
Posted by Tom at May 3, 2008 01:31 PM