Stained Glass Darkly

Series

Series Name

Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

129

Date Released

1973

Length of issue (in feet)

492

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bentonite Shield
2. 2Stained Glass Darkly
3. 3Twisted TV

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: When the colour in stained glass fades, the aura of stained glass windows is spirited away. Dr Newton is using the tools of the twentieth century artisan so that we can see for ourselves how the artisans of the past used coloured glass to illuminate the mediaeval mind.

Researcher Comments

Dr Roy Newton worked at the British Glass Industrial Research Association

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Science and technology; History and archaeology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/129

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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