The material found in the catalogue includes the fruits of two research projects that have made this collection of images possible. The Imaging the Bible in Wales Project (2005-8) researched and recorded biblical art from Wales from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and much of this material was from places of worship in Wales. The project was funded by the AHRC and run by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter (now University of Wales Trinity St David).
For a broader selection of biblical art from Wales, please visit the
Imaging the Bible in Wales Database.
Subsequently the Stained Glass in Wales Project (2009-11) added many more examples and expanded the coverage of contemporary glass, as well as medieval examples. This was initially funded by the University of Wales Welsh Industries Fund and based at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. Subsequent funding for additional material was provided by the Pilgrim Trust, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Friends of Friendless Churches, the Kempe Trust, the Glaziers' Trust and the Gibbs Trust from 2011–2020. The recording of panels in the Swansea Stained Glass Archive, most of which are also found on this site, was funded by the Colwinston Trust in 2024.
For a fuller description of the origin of the project and an overview of the contents of the Catalogue see the
Feature in the February 2012 issue of
Vidimus.
Some of the windows included in this resource and additional information has been the provided by local people and other specialists. If you would like to contribute, visit the
Can you help? page. Research for the books
Stained Glass from Welsh Churches and
Welsh Saints from Welsh Churches has also brought about an enormous amount of new research and photography, and more of this research is gradually being added to these pages.
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