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Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
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cremained unsolved.1 This figure is certainly fifteenth-century,and was probably brought from the Lady Chapel. 2 While Iwas on the ladder I traced the top panel of the Pope, but coulddo no more. I am quite sure there never were any jewels inthis figure. Lastly, I may call attention to a much-repaired picture ofthe Virgin and Child (6), which is clearly fifteenth-centurywork, as is shown by the treatment of the face, and by thethirteen applied jewels, all of which have fallen off. Thisfigure and that of the Pope (1) make excellent illustrations offifteenth, just as the St. George (26) and St. Catharine (31)do of fourteenth-century work. So far as I can see this is theonly figure in the East Window which has ever had jewelsburnt on to the glass. Another method was to insert a glassjewel in the middle of a piece of glass. One such has beeninserted in the dalmatic of the mitred bishop (40) just under 1 It is apparently only a case of unskilful drawing. 2 Winston, p. 243, note 5. Plate IV.
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The East Window of -Gloucester Cathedral. 97 St. George. It is clearly fifteenth-century work. Thispeculiar kind of work was called repiquage en chefdceuvre ; and any glazier who could do this without breakingthe sheet of glass was made a master glazier. You will seethat in one case the sheet is cracked, but! fancy this occurredlong after it was first put in. In the northern chapel off theLady Chapel there is a wonderful instance of this work, where,.I think, seven pieces of glass are put in. An example is foundat Fairford, where the apples over the head of Eve are repique. To do this required (1) a hole cut in a piece ofglass, (2) a red or other coloured jewel of glass, (3) the circleof lead to fix one in the other. Another example of fifteenth-century glass is a wafer andchalice inserted in one of the pinnacles, over the right-handangel. It is interesting as showing the shape of an ancientchalice.1 1 Mr. Baddeley has sent me the following interesting note about apossible local origi

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