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Colour photo of two panels from a stained glass in Canterbury Cathedral: The Adoration of the Magi and The Wise Men warned not to return to Herod. On the reverse is a note describing window as 'most magnificent in England'. Postcard has not been posted, has no signature or postal address, but the note addresses a 'you' - presumably JA Knowles? Handwriting appears to be GH Kenyon's - see KNO/24/1884.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Black and white image of a stained glass light depicting King Alfred, from St Hugh's School Bickley. Reverse contains a note addressed to JA Knowles 'Mr J Clement Bell acknowledges with thanks the receipt of his notes on the stained glass in Alsace'. Postmarked 23 April 1931.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with a black and white photo image glued to it, depicting a drawing of a window(?) various medieval figures at work or play across six panels with spaces for scrolls and shields, including image of glazier's workshop from KNO/24/1891. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - part of stained glass window, depicting kneeling young male donor figures in decorative armour. Piece of paper stuck as a flap over image. 'Local Fashions in Costume, Thomas de St Quentin, Harpham 1420' written on paper. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - part of stained glass window, depicting tonsured male head with halo. 'Head of Sainted Bishop. (so-called Mass of St Gregory subject) All Saints North St. York' written next to image. 'Compare with Head of St William Slide no.' written beneath image. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - close up of part of stained glass window, depicting Lord Mayor surrounded by tonsured figures. Piece of paper stuck as flap over image, 'Dignity of office of Lord Mayor, St William Window painted 25 years later' written on paper. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - close up of part of stained glass window, depicting a panel from the Acts of Mercy Window, All Saints North Street - Visiting the Prisoners. Description of panel written to right of image. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - stained glass window, depicting St Mary Cleophas, her husband Alphaeus, their children St Simon, Jude, James the Less, Joseph Justus. Flap of paper glued to postcard, with handwritten notes: 'Holy Families, Typically Local Subject, costume, armour' and a quote from Chaucer's Wife of Bath - 'When can be seen in any manner age, that high God defended marriage, by express word, I pray you telleth me, on where commanded he virginitee?' Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - four lights of stained glass window depicting St George, St Christopher, other unknown saints, family crests and donors. Flap of paper stuck to card reading 'Thomas Drawswerd did not get the work for Henry VIIth tomb. Torrigiano. Compare tomb with [?] at York'. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - line drawing of medieval stained glass window borders, depicting man with horse; woman chasing fox(?) with goose in its mouth; monkey with bird. Flap of paper stuck to card reading 'Fox runs away with the goose. North Side of Nave York Minster. Also in miseire seat, Ripon Minster'. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white images glued to it - line drawings of medieval stained glass window borders. Upper image: man with horse; woman chasing fox(?) with goose in its mouth; monkey with bird. Lower image: men with dogs hunting stag and lion. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - five lights of stained glass window, depicting various male saints - St George, unknown, Christ descending from the cross, saint with palm[?] St Christopher carrying Christ child, with donor panels beneath. Flap of paper stuck to card with 'Local Style, Winchester and foreign Influence. Mentonniere or Gaynor, 3 brasses in Yorkshire. GILDS St Christopher, St George'. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - reproduction of drawing of Henry Gyles with his description beneath 'Glass painting for windows, as Armes, Sundyals, History, Landskipt andc, Done by Henry Gyles of the City of York'. Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - drawing of part of Penancers window, depicting one figure whipping another. Envelope stuck to postcard, reading 'Penancer inflicting punishment, from Penancers window, Nave, York Minster'.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Blank postcard with black and white image glued to it - four panels of stained glass window depicting figures at prayer (donors). Handwritten note at edge of postcard 'Sixteenth cent window painted from 15th cent cartoons - St Parre es a Tertes. Aube.' Reverse blank.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Postcard depicting 'Visiting the sick' 15th century stained glass panel, held at Leicester museum. Postcard addressed to Noel Heaton of London, from Sidney Pitcher; 'I shall be pleased to see you and if you can let me know when it will be, so much the better.' Postmarked Gloucester, 5th Aug 1924(?).

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
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Postcard of stained glass from Le Mans, depicting St Gervais and St Protais, in coffin together with armed men standing over them. On back, note to JAK from JB Hunsworth(?), thanking Knowles for a journal, and mentioning Hunsworth's upcoming address to Sheffield Rotary club. Postmarked Sheffield 4th Oct 1928.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)