Window
The design of the tracery of the Guildry window is a beautiful example of the richness of the imagination of medieval craftsmen. Much of medieval art is inspired and controlled by the mystical power of number symbolism, and an analysis of the geometry of this window shows that the whole design is controlled by the numbers 3 and 4. These numbers were the inspiration of the stained glass.
The dominant motif is the reversed 4, which is the merchants' mark that dates from the Middle Ages. The vertical and horizontal bars form the Sign of the Cross; an apporopriate symbol for the Kirk of the Holy Rude. The window faces south, therefore this golden cross, surrounded by deep blues, will shine on the floor of the nave. Since the word "nave" derives from the Latin for a ship it is an appropriate place for a window donated by the Guildry of Stirling, long associated with merchant trade. more...
close-up view of the Guildry Window
the designer of the Guildry Window
