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Includes loose handwritten notes, black and white photographs and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles about musicians and music in York, as well as various musical productions and pageants.

Bundle of printed music sheets, primarily printed in York, as well as handwritten notes by J W Knowles on the subject of music in the city.

Contains some handwritten notes and a book titled 'The Wholesome Booke of Psalmes' (from 1612).

All handwritten notes about theatres.

Newspaper cuttings.

Research notes compiled by a local researcher, relating to premises owned or supported by the Knowles family:
'The Sign of the Bible', Stonegate;
Stonegate warehouse;
Coffee Yard;

Grape Lane Chapel and
Stonegate.

Three blocks - one showing the entire east window and two showing details of panels.

Stained glass window with several crests, including the Yorkshire rose as in KNO/24/848. 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' is written around three of the crests.

Marked as 'before restoration.' One glass plate negative and one transparency. Glass plate depicts stained glass coat of arms, fractured, with part of border missing. Transparency depicts same coat of arms, restored.

Plates 1 and 2 depict same image of four lights with male saints and kings in the upper parts, family crests and praying figures (donors?) below. Plate 3 shows four lights of a stained glass window, depicting Jesus, St Peter, and two other male saints, and possible donor figures at prayer below. Plate 4 shows four lights depicting St George, and St Christopher carrying the Christ child, with family crests beneath. Plate 5 shows four lights of a stained glass window depicting St Peter and three others (St William?) and family crests below.

Reproduction from The Antiquary magazine, entitled 'On English Medieval Window Glass', detailing new research and methods of colouring glass during the medieval period.

Showing stained glass window tracery.

Includes part of the Arms of Roos in stained glass; and two sets of leaf designs.

Contact prints. One image depicts a demon in stained glass, the other a lion. Medieval.

Reproductions from print: 1. diagram of a medieval kiln; 2. line drawings of medieval sculptors and painters (one female); 3. two line drawings of knights, from stained glass windows; and 4. diagram of a domed medieval glassmakers kiln.

Cartoon of a stained glass window depicting St Luke the Evangelist, with book and quill. In Memoriam James Holt 1915. 2 copies.

Includes plates showing a stained glass window border, with unknown coat of arms; bottom part of a heraldic window with coat of arms; border with Freshville coat of arms, dated 1676; and part of a stained glass window depicting three cherubs.

The first negative shows part of a stained glass window depicting three cherubs as in KNO/24/1228. The second shows par of a stained glass window depicting upper part of coat of arms - helmet, plumes and angel. The third image shows a border with Freshvil

Includes: stained glass depicting man giving benediction gesture; circular stained glass panel depicting man in armour; stained glass depicting coat of arms; as third image, but smaller; stained glass depicting bishop(?); circular stained glass depicting

First window from the from West. 2 plates.

Marked 'since removed.' Four photographs, cut to shape - tracery panels of stained glass windows depicting various saints and monarchs.

Two glass plate negatives: one depicting decorative architectural images in stained glass window, one depicting St Martin rescuing a hare from some hounds.

Two plates. Negative images of two different stained glass windows (from St Michael-le-Belfrey?).

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

Two images of what appear to be strips of lead or stone - one with 'D. Giles Of York 1665' engraved on it, one with 'York 1665 [illegible]' written on it.

Window details, male and female figures etc

Unidentified

Unidentified. Includes title page of Thomas Gent's 'The most delectable, scriptural and pious history of the famous and magnificent great eastern window (according to beautiful portraitures) in St Peter's Cathedral, York' 1762 (no. 3); details of stained glass, south aisle, St Michael le Belfrey, York (no. 6); map showing abbeys located near York; Franconian glass panel at South Kensington (no.10)

Includes memorial to Emma White d.1920 with St Hilda and St Aidan (nos.1-4); memorial to parishioners who fell in the First World War (nos.5-10); memorial to the life of Mrs Shan with St Catherine (no.12); St George panel (nos.13-15)

Slides showing the techniques and tools used in stained glass window making. File includes nos. 155, 156, 160, 161, 167, 183, 187, 188, T.335, and three unnumbered slides.

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

Stained glass designs. S.50 Salisbury Cathedral: detail of grisaille from a drawing.

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

Set of slides showing: no.2 unidentified; no.22 unidentified; no.26 unidentified; no.30 unidentified; no.31 stained glass with inscription to Jacob Sulger ?1670s; no.37 cartoons used twice, Vaudes, Aube Madeleine, Troyes; no.38 cartoon cut in two so as to miss the central figure, Vaudes Aube; no.59 window, north aisle, Nostell Church; no.71 extract from ordinances of the York glass painters 1463-64; no.81 (K) two Bishops thrown into Hell, Bourges Cathedral; no.82 (K) Monk first into Heaven, Bourges Cathedral; no.91 unidentified; no.100 St William Window, York Minster c.1421.

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

There is damage to all plates on one edge. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

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

Marked 'Hayes and Finch, price £1.15.0.'

Cost £473.

Supplied for St Margaret's Church Roll of Honour.

Marked 'Ledger folio 482. 204 letters.'

Ledger folio 483. 129 letters.

Postcards of carved stalls and capitals from buildings in the United Kingdom and across Europe.

The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one or more of the windows in York Minster, most likely the St William window.

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.?).

Reproduction of prints from a French book: Fig 10. - Psyché prête à se venger de ses soeurs (Psyche ready to take revenge on her sisters); Fig 11. - Le roi et la reine déplorant la beauté de Psyché (the King and Queen lamenting the beauty of Psyche).

Two celluloid plates - both same two reproductions of stained glass windows. The images show knights in armour with pikes(?) and shields.

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.

Three plates, each depicting a male saint (?) - one with keys, one with a sword, one with ferula.

Two plates: same photo image of Lady Chapel, St Wilfrid's Catholic Church, York.

Two plates. Photographs of a brass alms dish with 'more blessed to give than to receive' written around rim.

Three plates. Identical images of ornate metal cross with trefoil ends.

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.

Two plates. Identical photo of gas lamp mounted on decorative metal wall bracket.

Two photos (slightly different angles) of same metal font ewer with waves (? Topped with trefoils) and cross design (partially visible).

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

Plates of Theophilus method of drawing cartoons on whitened board. Two plates - 1 ) photograph of wooden table with board on top, cartoon etched into board, pieces of glass ready to be joined together next to it; 2) image of cartoon etched out - bound male figure with crown and halo, being whipped by two other male figures.

Plates of a 16th century design for a stained glass window in National Gallery of Scotland. Two plates - same image of engraved, multi-panel design for large stained glass window depicting crucifixion, descent, resurrection.

Four plates: photos of different portions of stained glass window, multi-panel. All plates moderately to severely faded. 'Left Hand' written in ink on panel one. Glue stains on panel two. Early stages of separation on panel three.

Different photos of sections of stained glass window. Both plates faded and discoloured, one liquid-stained.

Different images of stained glass panels - crowd scenes.

The bundle includes newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles relating to various exhibitions held at York City Art Gallery.

The bundle includes newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles relating to exhibitions held during 1927 at York City Art Gallery.

Includes one catalogue to the permanent collection of pictures in City of York Art Gallery, 1907; and two catalogues for Design and Handicraft exhibitions held at City of York Art Gallery and Museum, Exhibition Square, 1923 and 1925.

Includes: 'The Use of Colour in Decoratrion' 1889, York Arts Guild Meeting pamphlet, handwritten notes and newspaper clippings, York Arts Guild First Annual Exhibition of members works catalogue, a ticket for the Yorkshire Union of Artists exhibition, inf

The bundle includes colour and black and white drawings, etchings and postcards relating to stained glass windows outside of York (but primarily in the England), as well as newspaper and magazine articles on stained glass windows and glass manufacture. Originally contained in an envelope entitled 'How the money was raised.'

The bundle consists of black and white etchings and newspaper cuttings relating to London, including many photographs and published drawings and cartoons of the city.

Includes one copy of 'Sphinx souvenir: a collection of cartoons', 1918, seven blank invitation cards, three tickets to the York Minster Jubilee Festival, 20/6/1887, one note regarding a meeting with the Archbishop (of York) and one handwritten note.

Also includes details of the Stanhope Forbes School of Painting.

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.

Loose newspaper cuttings which had not yet been bound into volumes.

Includes newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes, primarily relating to church bells in York (including those of York Minster).

An assortment of pieces including a book of christmas hymns, tickets, a Latin test and a few book pages detailing the reign of Solomon.

A booklet containing drawings of the coats of arms of the chapter house (most likely York Minster).