Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist - a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists. The East Window of York Minster is far more than a work of artistic genius, it is a window onto the medieval world and the medieval mind - telling us who were once were and who we still are, all preserved in the most fragile medium of all.

评论家和艺术历史学家的安德鲁格雷厄姆狄克逊探究古代基督教如何保护神圣遗迹的，以及圣骨匣这种被大众以往的艺术形式。装着骨头和布料碎片的镶嵌满宝石的圣骨匣，黄金人头雕像，原尺寸的银手都被认为是具有奇迹魔力的圣物。(文/life_is_good@YDY)