Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA): Medieval Stained Glass in Great Britain

There are thousands of images of stained glass windows in this digitised archive, providing a fascinating insight into the visual culture of the religious, heraldic and memorial glass used to decorate churches, homes and other notable buildings during the period.

Images can be browsed by county listing, map, search and by inventory number. A comprehensive glossary of stained glass terms and techniques features alongside articles on the conservation of stained glass and links to further reading and related websites.

How can this collection be used in teaching, studying and research?

The collection highlights the cultural and artistic values of powerful members of society during the time period, as well as providing insight into artistic practices and changing stained glass techniques that will be of interest to artists, art historians, teachers and those studying, teaching or researching the time period in general.