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One image depicts Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and is taken from Lacroix, whilst the other is of a window with roundels from the same publication.

The images were used as illustrations in 'The Universal Magazine' and 'Glass Blowing magazine.'

The book was published in 1801. Three slides show images from the book, the other two show text.

The book was published in 1764.

The images were taken from the Clerestory, Cologne.

One image is labelled 'Madeleine Troyes' whilst the other is labelled 'Herbiose Aube'. The relate to the story of God cursing Cain.

The corroded glass has left the traced lines in relief.

The images are labelled 'not intended to be worshipped, from Dr Fowler's mural paintings in All Saints Wakefield.'

The plates show different images of cloth, hair and beard texture, architectural patterns on stained glass. 'S Aisle E Wind. St Denys Ch' and 'JWK Collection' written on plate 3 in ink.

One plate showing a stained glass window with a sun dial image in the centre. Also includes one photograph on card of the same image.

Two plates show the same photo of one light of a stained glass window, with the third showing two lights from the next section along.

Reproduction from a book or pamphlet showing different images of engravings of pieces of stained glass (parts of faces, animals, decorative borders etc) from St Stephen's Chapel. Engraved and published by JT Smith, Jan 1804.

Great Malvern interior and details of stained glass windows. P.37 Malvern Priory, general view, East window. P.124 Malvern Priory - creation window in holy chapel, large scale detail, God appearing to Abraham.

Two glass plates: both reproductions from the register, one with the relevant passage framed.

Also includes images of an angel and a female saint.

Each plate depicts different, but similar, bearded faces in stained glass. All from South West window in All Saints North Street, York.

Two plates, each with two identical images - various male and female stained glass heads.

Stained glass depicting a young Henry VIII, crowned, with an open book in front of him. From the Aquatint pub. By I. Bradley 1814.

Nine plates, showing Lambert; Wright of Derby crest; Swarbreck crest; Swarbreck arms; Standish crest; Standish arms; Neeson crest; Dawes crest and Dawes arms.

Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Marked '£452 ledger.'

Includes:
Handwritten notes regarding York Hospitals, two famous York mariners, local illustrations of English history, notes on miracle plays and York Railway station, c.1950;
Volume relating to the Mount Girls School, 1858
Business cards for Cave and Sons, engravers, and John Beckett, pharmacist;
Declaration, rules and regulations of the St James's Westminster Loyal Volunteers, 1803;
Handwritten note regarding John Dechett, coach driver, 19th century;
Two unidentified document seals, 19th century.
These items were found packaged with the remaining items in the Knowles archive, however their exact provenance cannot be ascertained.

The first negative shows fragments of glass with two knights on; whilst the second shows a fragment of glass with coat of arms.

Two contact panels of each. Three celluloid plates showing negatives of stained glass windows, 17th Century. 1) the Crucifixion 2) Descent from the Cross 3) The Resurrection.

Reproduction of the front cover of Mr Jervais's Fifth Exhibition of Stained Glass. 3 copies.

Four plates showing three different reproduced images: stained glass depicton of Jesse tree, King David(?) holding flowering branches.

3 plates. Reproductions of etchings of bosses from York Minster: A) the Ascension B) The Descent of the Holy Ghost C) plate showing both etchings side by side, headed 'Bosses in roof of Nave York Minster from Browne Hist.' captioned 'Descent of Holy Ghos

Marked 'Ledger folio 482. 204 letters.'

Ascension window (T.483), unspecified window (T.485).

The lectern is in the Byzantine style.

For Percy J Hibbert. Some of the plates are particularly badly damaged and will require conservation. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Reproduction from a book, listing glass painters; Artin - Lasterie (plate 1), Lasteyrie - Van-dival (plate 2).

Reverend Trundle.

Marked 'Hayes and Finch, price £1.15.0.'

Two bundles of handwritten notes relating to the history of churches in York. Arranged by church.

Includes:
The Cathedrals of England, supplement to the Illustrated London News, 23rd February 1893;
The Cathedrals of Great Britain, 2nd series, supplement to the Illustrated London News, 23rd March 1895;
The Illustrated Carpenter & Builder, 31 May 1918.

Ledger folio 483. 129 letters.

Possibly early modern windows, showing the wedding of Tobit and Sarah. Two images of same window.

Three plates: Marwood crest and arms. (mis-spelling of motto on coat of arms, VIRTUTE NON ARMIO FIDO corrected to VIRTUTI NON ARMIS FIDO with incorrect letters scratched out and correct ones added).

Reproductions from p 97 and 148 of a Latin book, with text and line drawings of medieval ships.

Two contact panels of each contrasting paper. Two plates. Plate 1: section of border depicting monkey's funeral; section of border depicting man with horse, woman chasing animal with bird in its mouth, demon/monkey(?) with bird. Plate 2: section of border

Ledger folio 484. 135 letters.

Four plates. Images of different parts of large stained glass window from York Minster.

HT.1 William of Wykeham window 15th century. P.92 West window by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1779-85.

Includes:
Newspaper cutting from The Observer entitled 'The Vatican', 17th February 1916.
Newpaper cutting from The Daily Mail entitled 'The Letters of an Englishman. Mr Purdy sees through it', 26th January 1918. Includes observations following a speech delivered at Nottingham on the war with Germany.
14 copies of the front page of The War Illustrated weekly newspaper, October 1915-January 1916.
'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'. Bank Holiday edition of the Comic newspaper, 1st April 1899.

Includes:
Yorkshire Herald, 18/5/1915, as well as a facsimilie of the 2/1/1790 copy produced as a supplement that day;
Three copies of the Methodist Recorder and General Chronicle, dated 15/7/1922, 22/7/1922 and 29/7/1922;
Three copes of the Yorkshire Bazaar Flying Post, dated 4/10/1864, 5/10/1864 and 6/10/1864;
Copies of the Yorkshire Herald, dated 3/9/1881, 5/9/1881, 6/9/1881 and 7/9/1881.

Four plates. First is of a window depicting man and woman kissing. Second is of a window depicting marriage. Third is of a window depicting baptism(?) of a woman. Fourth is of a window depicting three male figures.

Six plates. The first and second show the upper and lower parts of window light depicting St Christopher carrying Christ child. Third and fourth images show the upper and lower parts of window light depicting unidentified saint on plinth. Fifth image show

2 plates. Glass plate negatives of upper and lower parts of a stained glass window, depicting a crowned female saint with book and palm(?). Medieval.

Two different images showing crowned female heads, of very similar design. Medieval.

Includes one notebook relating to his works on windows, one printed 'Military Police and War Department Constabulary' containing nites and addressses, and one reporters note book entitled 'Catalogue' containing some pencil sketches and a catalogue of books relating to artists or books about artists.

For Reverend Horne. Cost £483.

Reproduction of pages 208-9 of York Memorandam Book - The Ordinances of the Glasiers (146 3/4); reproduction of book, page unknown - Des Verrours glasiourz (Fr.?).

Frontal, for Thorp Arch.

Four plates. First and second are identical, showing painted panels of St Paulinus & St Edwin. Third is of Bede and St Cuthbert. Fourth is of St Hilda and St Chad. (Third and fourth as in KNO/24/522, but with names of saints visible).

Three plates: First showing two male saints (Bede and St Cuthbert), second and third showing one male and one female saint (St Chad and St Hilda).

Windows: 1) 17th century(?) male figure; figures with spears on horseback outside a city. 2) One male figure poised to stab another with an angel in the sky above them (Abraham and Isaac?) Dated 1544. 2 images.

Four celluloid plates. Plates 1 and 2: identical images of medieval stained glass - various (portions of faces, torsos, hands, a lion.). Plates 3 and 4: identical images of medieval stained glass - various (fragments of text, flowers, patterns etc).

Papers collated by either J W Knowles or his son J A Knowles relating to classic architecture. Includes handwritten notes, newspaper cuttings, engravings and copies of 'A theoretical and practical treatise on the five orders of architecture.'

Originally labelled 'Vergers', the bundle contains one handwritten covering note and 10 photographs, presumably of the Minster vergers. Also includes one newspaper cutting dated 1908 regarding Mr Herbert Stansfield being appointed junior verger at the Minster.

The house, 'Beach-holme', was the family holiday home of J W Knowles and his family for a number of years.
Includes:
Visitors book to the house featuring photographs of the building and notes from visitors who came to stay. Included amongst the signatures are the parents of English artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth;
Letter re income tax on the property, 1910;
Newspaper cuttings book re Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby (including details of author Leo Walmsley who used to stay in the area and played cricket with J W Knowles); 1905-1964.

Includes:
Programme for the congregation day luncheon (2 copies);
Bundle of tickets and programme for Miss J E Knowles to attend the ceremony;
Four newspaper cuttings relating to the awards ceremony.

Also includes handwritten accounts from 1859 to 1899.

Includes:
Catalogue for the Leeds Corporation Exhibition of Yorkshire Artists, 1885;
Catalogue for the Municipal Art Gallery, Leeds, Spring Exhibition, 1891;
Catalogue for the Yorkshire Union of Artists Sixth annual exhibition, The Spa, Harrogate, 1893;
Catalogue for an exhibition of pictures at West Cliff Saloon, Whitby, 1896;
Catalogue for the City Art Gallery Leeds Yorkshire Union of Artists Exhibition, 1908-9;
Rules of the Yorkshire Union of Artists, 1888;
Yorkshire Union of Artists report, balance sheet, list of donors, list of members and list of prize-winners, 1888;
Six tickets for Yorkshire Union of Artists exhibitions, 1888-1890;
Two letters from representatives of the Yorkshire Union of Artists to J W Knowles, 1890-91;
Yorkshire Union of Artists list of governing body, council's address, report for 1890, minutes of conference, membership list and balance sheets, 1889 and 1892;
Notifications of annual general meetings of the Union of Artists, 1889-1890
Newspaper cuttings relating to the Union.

The bundle contains handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles, relating to York streets, buildings and people.

Two plates - identical photo of metal pendant gas lamp suspended from above (as in KNO/24/557).

The black and white images are most likely from projects J W Knowles and Sons worked on, including St Cuthbert window (York Minster), Wragby Church, St William window (York Minster), St Chad, Lady Chapel windows (York Minster), Parker window (most likely York Minster), Penancer's window (York Minster), Peter de Dene window (York Minster), Bell window (York Minster), Cartmel Fell, Clerestory (York Minster), Nave (York Minster), South Aisle Choir windows (York Minster), Bowett window (location unknown), Great East Window (York Minster), St Saviour's Church East Window, St Martin's Coney Street (window destroyed in the Blitz), St Dennis (Denys) Church, St Helen's church, St Michael-le-Belfrey, glass by Peckitt in Bishopthorpe Palace, Bolton Percy East Window, St Michael's Spurriergate, St Martin's Micklegate, Holy Trinity Goodramgate, All Saint's North Street, Gilling Castle (signature of Bernard Dunninghoff), Merchant Taylor's Hall, Denton in Wharfedale, Great Malvern, St Gyles (Camberwell), Bardwell Church (Suffolk), Saxlingham Nethergate Church (Norfolk), Malvern Priory, Little Malvern, Winscombe (Somerset), Hawsker Church, Deerhurst (Gloucestershire), Wolveden Window (York Minster) and Essars Church. The images are generally details or panels rather than full windows. Also includes details of stained glass techniques and condition, and copies of stained glass window designs from books and secondary sources.

Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Two plates. One with six reproduced images of paintings by Holbein, Raphael & Feuerbach; one with four images by Reubens & Morillo.

Two plates: images of pitted, degraded stained glass.

Glass plate negative photos of plaster saints - the Virgin Mary, St John, and both figures together.

Made by Keith & Co. Three plates. Identical images of the open case with items of four piece communion set in front of it - chalice, paten, pyx, cruet.

The plates are very small and fragile, and each is individually wrapped in paper.

The blocks vary in the details that they show, and may be from a number of different windows.