Anglo-Saxon Window, Great Hall, University of Sydney
Alcuin, Alcuin of York, Alcuinis, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Window, Bede, Caedman, Caedmon, Carolingian Renaissance, Charlemagne, Cædmon, England, Great Hall, New South Wales, NSW, stained glass, Sydney, University of Sydney, Venerable Bede
The Anglo-Saxon window in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney is one of a number of windows along the side walls of the hall containing portraits of famous people. It includes three notable Anglo-Saxon churchmen and writers from the Kingdom of Northumbria. Bede (c. 673-735) was a monk at the monasteries of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. His most famous work is the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and he is sometimes referred to as the father of English history. Alcuin (c. 735-804) was a teacher who headed the York School before being invited by Charlemagne to join the Frankish court in the 781, from where he was one of the main scholars to contribute to the Carolingian Renaissance. Alcuin became abbot of the monastery of St Martin of Tours in 796. Caedmon (later seventh century) is the earliest English poet whose name is known, and Caedmon’s Hymn is arguably the earliest known poem in English. According to Bede he became a monk at the monastery of Whitby.
The stained glass was made in England and shipped to Sydney in time for the official opening of the Great Hall in 1859.
White, David
11 February 2012
University of Sydney;
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The Medieval Writer’s window, The Great Hall at The University of Sydney
Author, canopy, Education, Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), Gothic Revival, Great Hall, James I of Scotland (1394-1437), John Fortescue (1394-1476), learning, literature, medieval, neo-gothic, New South Wales, NSW, Quadrangle, Stained Glass, Sydney, The University of Sydney, university, university buildings, window, writer
<p>An image of one of a series of colourful and elaborate figural windows with trefoil heads created especially for The University of Sydney by the London firm of Clayton & Bell (c. 1859-60). The window depicts three well-known medieval writers: Geoffrey Chaucer (l), the jurist John Fortescue (c), and James I of Scotland (r). Each of the three figures is fully ‘canopied,’ a self-conscious nineteenth-century ‘medievalism’ that lends an ecclesiastical dignity to the overall composition. The Great Hall at the University of Sydney is functionally a place of assembly, and its appearance is strikingly similar to the choir of a medieval church. The Hall is designed to invoke the ambience, seriousness, and sense of achievement of the great medieval seats-of-learning established at Oxford and Cambridge. The collection of windows gathered within its walls is one of the finest anywhere in Australia, and encompasses a variety of themes, including those of learning, patronage, royalty and corporate endeavour.</p>
To view this and other stained glass windows from the Great Hall and Quadrangle, see: <a href="http://sydney.edu.au/senate/Quadrangle_decorative_features_stained_glass.shtml%20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://sydney.edu.au/senate/Quadrangle_decorative_features_stained_glass.shtml </span></a>
White, David
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St Peter’s East Window, SCEGGS Great Hall, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Canopy, Christ, Christianity, Darlinghurst, Empire, Ferguson & Urie, geometric patterning, Great Hall, medallion, medieval design, New South Wales, NSW, quarries, SGEGGS, school, school buildings, St Peter’s Church, Stained glass, Sydney, Sydney Girls Grammar School, window
An image of the East Window in the Great Hall at Sydney Girls Grammar School (SGEGGS) in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The window was originally installed in St Peter’s church in 1867, but the church has since been incorporated into the School Hall. It is the only known Ferguson & Urie window in Sydney. Depictions of Christ and the disciples in lozenge and mandorla medallions stand out amidst a richly patterned geometrical background. This window employs several medieval design and glazing techniques, notably: 12th century lancets, the use of ‘diapered’ background quarries, extensive geometric patterning, and painted figures restricted to ‘mandorla’ and lozenge-shaped medallions. Note the comparatively larger, central figure of Christ standing under the imitation c. 14th century canopy. While not limited to a medieval primary colour scheme, the overall feeling and tone of this window is decidedly one of an adventurous medievalism. Such a window transmits the essence of the gospel message in visual narrative form, to the effect that the contents of each medallion can quite easily be ‘read’ by onlookers. The twin themes of Empire and Christianity merge seamlessly within the context of the window’s Neo-Gothic medievalism.
Brown, Ray
6 May 2011
© Ray Brown
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Rose Window, Winthrop Hall, the University of Western Australia
architecture, architect, Assisi, thirteenth century, Rodney Alsop, Basilica of San Francesco, Crawley, dais, great hall, Italian influence, organ, Romanesque style, rose window, Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916), The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, UWA, WA, window, window tracery, Winthrop Hall
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<p>A view of the large rose window on the eastern wall of Winthrop Hall at The University of Western Australia. Inside the hall, the rose window is a focal point above the dais. Rose windows were popular decorative features of Romanesque and especially Gothic architecture in England and Europe by the thirteenth century.</p>
<p><strong>About Winthrop Hall:</strong></p>
Winthrop Hall was designed by Melbourne architect Rodney Alsop. It was built in a Romanesque style, typified by its rounded arches, columns, arcading, sturdy walls (they are 9ft thick) and large square tower. The architect described the style as being of Italian ancestry, but notably “anglicised and adapted to the local conditions” (See <em>Western Mail</em>, 21 April 1932, pp.14: <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38891565" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38891565</a>). Winthrop Hall, Hackett Hall to its east, and the Great Gate and the Arts and Administration Building to its west were designed and built together as a group of University Buildings. They were funded by a bequest from The University of Western Australia’s first Chancellor, Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916), and were officially opened at a ceremony on 13 April 1932. Based on photographs taken by Rodney Alsop, Winthrop Hall’s architect, in Italy in 1925, the design for the rose window is likely to be based on one at the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. (See R. J. Ferguson, <em>Crawley Campus: The Planning and Architecture of the University of Western Australia, </em>University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 1993, p.41).The Basilica of San Francesco was built between 1228 and 1253. For an image of its rose window, visit: <a href="http://www.therosewindow.com/index-rose2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.therosewindow.com/index-rose2.htm</a></div>
McEwan, Joanne
28 January 2011
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Bonython Hall at the University of Adelaide
Adelaide, arch, arches, architecture, arrow-slit, blind arch, ceremonial hall, ceremony, crenellation, gable, graduation, great hall, hall, heraldic shield, heraldry, lancet arch, limestone, lion, neo-gothic, perpendicular style, quatrefoil, Sir John Langdon Bonython (1848-1939), tower, tracery, The University of Adelaide, university, university buildings, window, windows
An image of Bonython Hall at The University of Adelaide in South Australia. Bonython Hall is a neo-gothic building that was constructed from Murray Bridge limestone between 1933 and 1936. The entrance facing North Terrace features three large lancet-arched doorways, a late-gothic perpendicular style window and intricate stone-carved decorations including blind arcading on the gable, the quatrefoil patterns above the doors and the two lion statues bearing heraldic shields. It is flanked by two large octagonal towers that are also decorated with carved heraldic shields, arrow-slit windows and crenellation. The construction of the Hall was funded by a donation of £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython, who was a prominent South Australian benefactor and a member of The University of Adelaide Council from 1916 until his death in 1939. The building houses a ‘great hall’, which is used for ceremonies and large functions such as graduations, examinations and public lectures.
Dorey, Margaret
3 July 2011
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Decorative Stonework, Bonython Hall, The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, arch, arches, architecture, arrow-slit, blind arch, ceremonial hall, ceremony, crenellation, gable, graduation, great hall, hall, heraldic shield, heraldry, lancet arch, limestone, lion, neo-gothic, perpendicular style, quatrefoil, Sir John Langdon Bonython (1848-1939), tower, tracery, The University of Adelaide, university, university buildings, window, windows
A close-up image of decorative stonework at the entrance to Bonython Hall at The University of Adelaide in South Australia. Bonython Hall is a neo-gothic building that was constructed from Murray Bridge limestone between 1933 and 1936. The entrance facing North Terrace features three large lancet-arched doorways, a late-gothic perpendicular style window and stone-carved decorations such as the quatrefoil patterns above the doors, the crenellation effect and the two lion statues bearing heraldic shields seen here. The construction of the Hall was funded by a donation of £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython, who was a prominent South Australian benefactor and a member of The University of Adelaide Council from 1916 until his death in 1939. The building houses a ‘great hall’, which is used for ceremonies and large functions such as graduations, examinations and public lectures.
Dorey, Margaret
3 July 2011
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Bonython Hall, The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, arch, arches, architecture, arrow-slit, blind arch, ceremonial hall, ceremony, crenellation, gable, graduation, great hall, hall, heraldic shield, heraldry, lancet arch, limestone, lion, neo-gothic, perpendicular style, quatrefoil, Sir John Langdon Bonython (1848-1939), tower, tracery, The University of Adelaide, university, university buildings, window, windows
An image of Bonython Hall at The University of Adelaide in South Australia. Bonython Hall is a neo-gothic building that was constructed from Murray Bridge limestone between 1933 and 1936. The entrance facing North Terrace features three large lancet-arched doorways, a late-gothic perpendicular style window and intricate stone-carved decorations including blind arcading on the gable, the quatrefoil patterns above the doors and the two lion statues bearing heraldic shields. It is flanked by two large octagonal towers that are also decorated with carved heraldic shields, arrow-slit windows and crenellation. The construction of the Hall was funded by a donation of £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython, who was a prominent South Australian benefactor and a member of The University of Adelaide Council from 1916 until his death in 1939. The building houses a ‘great hall’, which is used for ceremonies and large functions such as graduations, examinations and public lectures.
Dorey, Margaret
3 July 2011
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Bonython Hall, The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, arch, arches, architecture, arrow-slit, blind arch, ceremonial hall, ceremony, crenellation, gable, graduation, great hall, hall, heraldic shield, heraldry, lancet arch, limestone, lion, neo-gothic, perpendicular style, quatrefoil, Sir John Langdon Bonython (1848-1939), tower, tracery, The University of Adelaide, university, university buildings, window, windows
An image of Bonython Hall at The University of Adelaide in South Australia. Bonython Hall is a neo-gothic building that was constructed from Murray Bridge limestone between 1933 and 1936. The entrance facing North Terrace features three large lancet-arched doorways, a late-gothic perpendicular style window and intricate stone-carved decorations including blind arcading on the gable, the quatrefoil patterns above the doors and the two lion statues bearing heraldic shields. It is flanked by two large octagonal towers that are also decorated with carved heraldic shields, arrow-slit windows and crenellation. The construction of the Hall was funded by a donation of £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython, who was a prominent South Australian benefactor and a member of The University of Adelaide Council from 1916 until his death in 1939. The building houses a ‘great hall’, which is used for ceremonies and large functions such as graduations, examinations and public lectures.
Dorey, Margaret
3 July 2011
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