The Parish of Holy Trinity with St Columba, Fareham

A Directory Of The Tree Of Jesse

Registered Charity 285413

From the eleventh century the Tree of Jesse has been portrayed in religious illuminated manuscripts, wall paintings, wood carvings, and stone including a tomb stone; stained glass windows, floor tiles and embroidery. Malcolm Low, the author of the ‘Tree of Jesse’ Directory, and a lay reader of our Parish, has researched the subject and recorded over 300 illustrations found in Cathedrals, Churches, Museums, State owned buildings and Libraries throughout the British Isles, Ireland and in Countries from Austria to Turkey; The United States of America and South America.

Page 51 of the Directory is downloadable to illustrate the format of the A4 book.
The picture of Jesse featured here is from the Tree of Jesse window of All Saints Church, Hove, Sussex, and reproduced with the permission of Mrs Annette Millar.

A 66 page A4 size book of the Tree of Jesse directory is available at £5 (including p&p). The money raised is to be donated in full to ‘Franciscan Aid’. Please post a Cheque or Postal Order made payable to ‘Franciscan Aid’ with your order to:

Malcolm Low TSSF, 58 Cort Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 6NZ (England).

The Franciscan Aid is the Charitable Trust of ‘The Third Order of the Society of St Francis’ of which Malcolm Low is a Tertiary.

Upon receipt of an order for a copy of the Directory, the book will be sent to you.

For further information Malcolm can be contacted via

The author has also written other titles from which the charity does not benefit

• A Branch Shall Grow - The Tree of Jesse in Stained Glass (available from St Leonards Church)
• The Jesse Window At St Leonards Church, Leverington, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
• The History Of Little Church Of St Francis, Funtley (contact Malcolm Low)
• The History Of The Stained Glass Window Of The Little Church Of St Francis, Funtley (contact Malcolm Low)
• Thoughts & Praises, by Muriel Low published by Malcolm Low (contact Malcolm Low)

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Notelets – With the help of the Parish Office, Malcolm Low has reproduced his pen and ink drawings of five churches of Fareham to raise funds for the ‘Remembrance Books and Stands’ for Holy Trinity Church and St Columba Church.

Each pack of notelets includes one of each of the drawings shown.

A pack of five cards with envelopes – price £1.00



A pack of folded A4 size paper with envelopes price £1.50

Again, please contact Malcolm if you are interested in them.