XVII.—On Ibberton Church, Dorsetshire, and the Painted Glass remaining there

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In directing your attention to the accompanying drawing I am not unmindful of the enthusiasm with which the late Mr. Charles Winston devoted himself to the study of ancient painted glass, nor the accuracy with which he transferred upon paper the beautiful colouring, character, and artistic merit of innumerable examples. I had the honour of being one of his correspondents, and he not only gave me whatever information I desired but often urged me to give attention to every example of ancient glass-painting I might come across, and to copy as much of it as was practicable. “Every little fragment of painted glass,” he was wont to say, “had its value in the eyes of the student, however insignificant in itself.”