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Window: 01, East, Holy Trinity, Marlow

Important Church Note:	Church building now has a commercial use
Location in Church:	East
Type:	4 lights
Size (width x height):	9' 10" x 18' 11" or 3.00m x 5.47m
Subject(s):	Baptism of Jesus, Vision of the Divine Glory, Transfiguration.
Date Made:	1867
Craftsman:	John Hardman, Maker
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen:	Martin Harrison
Notes on Window:	The window cost £300 in 1867, which is a tenth of the cost of the whole church when built 15 years earlier, in 1852 for £3,000.

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		Window in Situ
		Overall View of Glass
		Complete Tracery at top of window.
		Tracery: Main light showing Christ in Majesty, with hand raised in blessing.
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		A closer look shows that there are many angels, including some deep in the bands of red glass.
		One of the two lower lights with a Seraphim Angel.
		The 4 main lights of the window, which feature 2 scenes from each of the Old and New Testaments.
		Light 1: The Baptism of Jesus.
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		Light 1 detail and inscription: "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17).
		Light 2: Vision of the Divine Glory. God appears to Ezekiel, on a throne in a chariot drawn by four creatures with the faces of a lion, an eagle, an ox, and a man.
		Light 2 detail and inscription: "This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord" (Ezekiel 1:28).
		Light 3: The Transfiguration. On the mountain the prophets Moses and Elijah appear next to Jesus under a bright cloud. When the disciples Peter, James and John hear a voice from the cloud "they fell on their face, and were sore afraid" (Matthew 17:6).
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		Light 3 detail and inscription: "Master it is good for us to be here" (Mark 9:5).
		Light 4: God tells Abraham that his wife Sarah will have a son.
		Light 4 detail and inscription: Sarah looks down from a tent, to 3 angels and Abraham. "Sarah thy wife shall have a son" (Genesis 18:10).
		This Hardman window has 3 tie bars specially made to avoid cutting straight across faces, etc. Tie Bars are essential to hold the whole window in place, different craftsmen sometimes disputed whether or not these special bars should be used.
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