"The most untractable of all Saxon uncouthness" : eighteenth-century painted glass in Ely Cathedral and the removal of the choir

Author

Baylis, Sarah F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Antiquaries journal. 1988, Num. 1, Vol. 68, p. 99-114, 13 ill.

ISSN

0003-5815

Abstract (en)

On James Pearson's east window for Ely cathedral, commissioned in 1769 but never completed. Demonstrates that the window played an important role in determining the placement and layout of the new choir, i.e. in adapting the cathedral to contemporary liturgical requirements.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Stained glass -- United Kingdom
• Pearson, James, ca.1740-ca.1848
• Stained glass
• Holy Trinity (cathedral)||Ely (GBR)
• Great Britain
• Liturgy
• Choirs

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Vitrail -- Royaume-Uni
• Vitrail
• Holy Trinity (cathédrale)||Ely (GBR)
• Grande-Bretagne
• Liturgie
• Choeur

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00454609

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