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Window: 20, West, St Mary, Aylesbury

Location in Church:	West
Type:	6 lights
Subject(s):	Noah, Abraham, Moses, David - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel (Major Prophets) - 7 Doves (Holy Spirit), Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Joel, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi (Minor Prophets), Adam and Eve, Crossing of the Red Sea, Abraham commanded to sacrifice Isaac, Passover Feast, Moses raises the Brazen Serpent.
Subject(s) - Notes:	The subjects are all from the Old Testament.
Date Made:	1862
Date Made - Notes:	The glass was originally in the 1862 Great Exhibition at South Kensington from 1st May to 1st November, but then moved to Aylesbury where it seems to have been fitted just in time for Christmas 1862.
Craftsman:	Michael O'Connor & Sons, Maker
Craftsman - Notes:	In the 1870s Michael O'Connor & Sons would also produce the 3 windows in the Chapter House, Numbers 14, 15 & 16.
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen:	Buckinghamshire Herald: 27/Dec/1862
Dedicated to:	Thomas Tindal †1850, 1st wife Anne †1812, and his 2nd wife Mary Anne †1826.
Donated by:	Mr Acton Tindal, and his brothers and sisters (the children of Thomas Tindal and his two wives.
Notes on Window:	The stonework of the window dates from c1500, and was restored to accept the O'Connor glass. The glass was made to match the medieval tracery, but before being installed at Aylesbury it was exhibited at The Great Exhibition of 1862 in South Kensington, where it did win a medal. More... The Gallery under the West window was added in the late 1970s.

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		Window in Situ (interior)
		Window in Situ (exterior)
		Overall View of Glass
		Guide to the 5 tiers of the West Window
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		Tracery of window, with the top 3 tiers, having a total of 46 glazed openings in many different shapes.
		Tier 1: Top of Tracery (Click thumbnail to show 2 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 1: Complete top tier
		Tier 1: Figures of Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David.
		Tier 2: The 4 Major Prophets (Click thumbnail to show 7 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 2: Complete
		Tier 2: LH side
		Tier 2: LH side - Isaiah and Jeremiah
		Tier 2: RH side
		Tier 2: RH side - Ezekiel and Daniel
		Tier 2: RH side - Foliage decoration
		Tier 2: Centre - In the very centre of the Tracery are these 7 Doves representing the Holy Spirit with his sevenfold gifts spreading his influence over the writers and events in the Old Testament history.
		Tier 3: The 12 Minor Prophets (Click thumbnail to show 4 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 3: Complete row of the 12 Minor Prophets. Fortunately they all have banners with their names in front of their feet.
		Tier 3: LH figures of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, and Joel.
		Tier 3: Centre figures of Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk.
		Tier 3: RH figures of Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
		Tiers 4 and 5, the main lights of the window.
		Tier 4: Angels (Click thumbnail to show 2 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 4: Twelve Angels in the Perpendicular tracery of the main lights.
		Tier 4: Detail of the 4 angels in the centre 2 lights
		Tier 5 LH lights: "The Fall of Man" (Click thumbnail to show 5 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 5 Lights 1+2: "The Fall of Man", with Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit, then being expelled from Paradise.
		Tier 5 Light 1: Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit.
		Tier 5 Light 1: Closer view of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit.
		Tier 5 Light 2: Adam and Eve being expelled from Paradise.
		Tier 5 Light 2: Closer view of Adam and Eve being expelled from Paradise.
		Tier 5 Centre lights: "The Means of Grace in the two Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion". (Click thumbnail to show 5 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 5 Lights 3+4: "The Means of Grace", with the Crossing of the Red Sea, and Abraham commanded to sacrifice Isaac.
		Tier 5 Light 3: The Crossing of the Red Sea (representing Baptism). Moses lifts his staff, the waters part allowing the Israelites through, whilst the Egyptians drown in the background.
		Tier 5 Light 3: Closer view of Moses by the Red Sea.
		Tier 5 Light 4: Abraham commanded to sacrifice Isaac (representing Holy Communion). The angel holds him back, and the Ram is sacrificed instead.
		Tier 5 Light 4: Closer view of Abraham and the Angel.
		Tier 5 RH lights: "The Restoration of Man" (Click thumbnail to show 5 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tier 5 Lights 5+6: "The Restoration of Man", with the Feast of the Passover, and the Raising of the Brazen Serpent.
		Tier 5 Light 5: The Paschal Lamb is prepared for the Passover Feast.
		Tier 5 Light 5: Closer view of preparations for the Passover Feast.
		Tier 5 Light 6: Moses and the Brazen (or Bronze) Serpent, which protected the Israelites from the "fiery serpents".
		Tier 5 Light 6: Closer view of Moses and the Brazen Serpent.
		Plaque below centre of window, and text of inscription.