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Research Seminars

• Autumn Term 2009
• Spring Term 2010
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Collaborative Research Projects

• Court, Country, City: British Art 1660-1735
• Displaying Victorian Sculpture

Stained Glass Studies

Director: Dr Tim Ayers

York has unparalleled resources for the study of stained glass. The Minster and city churches contain the largest collection of medieval glass in Britain; and later periods are represented by magnificent examples in the region. Leading national conservation studios are located in and around the city. The medium has been a feature of art-historical study at York since the university was established, and is among the research interests of two staff members.

Teaching

As well as existing courses, a new MA in 'Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management', generously funded by the Pilgrim Trust, will begin in October 2008. This will be an interdisciplinary course, taught jointly with the Archaeology Department, combining practical and academic training, as preparation for a range of possible careers.

Research

The department wishes to develop research at all levels and in all periods. Over the next ten years, the conservation of the east window of York Minster, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will provide many opportunities for study. A three-year project in partnership with the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cardiff, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will be analysing the chemical composition of the medieval glasses (2008-2010).

In addition, an AHRC Funded Collaborative Doctoral Award, 'The Lost Dimension: Medieval Window Lead – A Study of Sources, Craft and Conservation', will see the History of Art Department working together with the Yorkshire Museum and English Heritage to provide the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary study of the evidence for the manufacture and use of medieval window lead in England.

Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA)

The department is the centre of operations for the British CVMA, the national arm of an international project for the study of medieval stained glass, and a British Academy research project. We maintain a fruitful partnership with the Courtauld Institute, in London.

• www.cvma.ac.uk
• For details of the project, its publications and free online image database
• vidimus.org
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