Sarah Brown

The St William Window at York Minster is one of the greatest surviving English works of art of the late medieval era. It forms one of three monumental stained-glass narratives created at York Minster in the first decades of the fifteenth century, and like its world-famous neighbour the Great East Window, it is the work of the master glazier John Thornton. The window''s monumental scale is matched by its breathtaking artistry, which bears comparison with the finest surviving artistic representations of saints'' life cycles of the age.The window''s subject is the life and miracles of St William of York, a not uncontroversial twelfth-century archbishop whose shrine within the Minster became the focus of a major medieval miracle cult. The modern conservation of the window, which was underpinned by ground-breaking historical research, has enabled the unravelling of its complex narrative and allowed the conserved glass to be reassembled correctly for the first time since the window''s creation. This remarkable conservation story has never previously been told.

DO YOU EVER THINK YOUR CAT IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING? Cat lovers know all too well how mysterious their feline friends can be. Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up home with devoted owners across the world. But how did those wildcats of old creep into our homes and our hearts, convincing us to keep them warm, fed, and pampered? Quite simply, they learned to talk to us. Each chapter dives into a different form of communication, including: - Vocalisation - Tail signals - Scents - Rubbing Renowned cat behaviour scientist Dr. Sarah Brown reveals the previously unexplored secrets of cat communication, translating every meow and every blank stare. Her book will be perfect for any cat lover who wants to learn more about their companion.