A Guide to the Windows of King's College Chapel, Cambridge

M. R. James' descriptions of the stained-glass windows in King's College chapel and their symbolism.

Montague Rhodes James (Author), Kenneth Harrison (Author)

9781108015585, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 December 2010

48 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.3 cm, 0.08 kg

M. R. James (1862–1936) is probably best remembered as a writer of chilling ghost stories, but he was an outstanding scholar of medieval literature and palaeography, who served both as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and many of his stories reflect his academic background. His detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. First published in 1899, this book provides a description and brief history of the stained-glass windows in King's College chapel, together with explanations of their symbolism. A description of the remains of painted glass in the side chapels is also included. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

Preface
The windows of King's College Chapel
Appendix
Preface
1. Memoranda and contracts
2. The glaziers
3. The renaissance style in England
4. Fairford
5. The 'early' windows, 1515–17
6. The tracery
7. The messengers
8. The 'late' windows, 1526–31
9. Origin of the designs
10. Origin of the cartoons
11. Glass-painters and the diffusion of renaissance ornament in England
Indexes.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]