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[#168828] Written by: JungleBoy [13/10/11, 20:18]
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Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the East
Window at York Minster - the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and the creative
vision of a master craftsman called John Thornton. Within its 311 panels is the entire history of
the world, from the first day to the Last Judgment, and the scale of Thornton's achievement is
revealed as Dr Ramirez follows the work of a conservation team at York Glaziers Trust. They have
dismantled the window as part of a five-year project to repair centuries of damage and restore it to
its original glory. It is a unique opportunity for Dr Ramirez to examine Thornton's greatest work at
close quarters, to discover details that would normally be impossible to see and to reveal exactly
how medieval artists made images of such delicacy and complexity using the simplest of tools. The
window is far more than a work of artistic genius, it's a window onto the medieval world and the
medieval mind.

BBC Site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0161dgq

Technical Spec
Video Codec: x264 CABAC
Video Bitrate: CRF 19 (3560Kbps average)
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1
Video Resolution: 1280x720
Audio Codec: AAC-LC
Audio Bitrate: 160 Kbps ABR 48KHz
Audio Channels: 2
Run-Time: 59 mins
Framerate: 25 FPS
Number of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.53 GB
Source: HDTV
Subtitles: merged
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