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‘A medieval jigsaw puzzle’: rediscovering Coventry cathedral’s ‘stunning’ stained glass windows

Kaynak: Guardian Culture - Yayin: 09 Nov 2026 14:00

Remnants of 15th-century artwork form a treasure trove that can now be viewed for the first time in almost 90 yearsIn the decades after Coventry cathedral was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in 1940, the shattered fragments of what had once been its glorious medieval stained glass windows were packed into 30 wooden crates and stored in a cellar.First smashed during the Reformation and then dismantled for safekeeping before the second world war, the cathedral authorities knew the remnants made up a treasure trove of spectacular 15th-century glass, but not, exactly, what had survived five turbulent centuries. Continue reading...