Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011)

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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.

Director: Paul Tilzey

Casts

	Janina Ramirez as Presenter
	Tim Ayers as Self - Centre for Medieval Studies, York
	Sarah Brown as Self - Director, York Glaziers Trust
	Tony Cattle as Self - Glazier
	Keith Jones as Self - Dean of York
	Richard Marks as Self - Art Historian
	Walter Pinches as Self - Glassmaker
	Nick Teed as Self - Senior Conservator
	Helen Whittaker as Self - Stained Glass Artist

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