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Who used stained glass in the medieval times?

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Mainly churches used the stained glass for windows because it told stories from The Bible to people who couldn't read or write Latin, which was usually the peasants, the lowest rank in the social pyramid.

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Who invented stained glass windows in Medieval Times?

They panted it to get detail's, but it was more then that. stained glass is made by taking pieces of colored glass and setting it out to make shape of a picture. The stained glass is made by strips of led that are sottered together, forming a dark liner eliminate in the picture. The glass could be panted or not panted it was usly was panted to get such details. such as eyes, noses, and mouths into the picture. it could be stained to change the color.


What material is used in stained glass?

In stained glass, they use things in normal glass but add colors and make it thinner.


Did they have glass in Medieval Times?

They had glass in ancient times, and continued to make it in the Middle Ages. In fact, there was a glass makers guild in Italy that may have predated the Middle Ages. They used glass to make stained glass windows in churches. They also invented spectacles during the Middle Ages, and there are medieval pictures of people using them for reading.


Did the stained glass windows in the middle ages tell a story?

Stained glass windows was originally used in the medieval times as a "biblia pauperum" Which meant "poor man's bible" they were used in the time when people couldn't read or write, so stained glassed windows were used as a substitute for bibles and hymnals since each and every one of the windows tell a story people could understand and open their eyes to what the picture in the stained glass window meant. They could incorporate narratives drawn from the bible, literature or history, they may also represent saints or patrons or even use symbolic mofits


What were windows made of when were used to instruct illiterate medieval people in religion?

In medieval times, stained glass windows were often used in churches to visually depict religious stories and teachings. These windows contained colorful imagery and symbols that helped to convey biblical narratives and teachings to a mostly illiterate population.


Was stained glass used in the Romanesque?

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How is Sal Ammoniac used in stained glass?

salammoniac is used to clean and tin the soldering iron that solders the lead that holds the stained glass together.


Stained glass windows were used for?

they used staind glass windows to keep the petifiles out


What purpose do stain glass windows serve?

Stained glass windows are used to depict images, usually thematic. e.g. In a church, there would be stained glass windows depicting stories from The Bible, in a college lecture hall, there could be stained glass windows depicting flora and fauna.


What metal was used to colour green glass in medieval times?

Green colors in glass came from iron. There is a link below.


Is gold used in windows?

Stained-glass windows, yeah; gold is used to make glass red.


Why is stained glass used?

Stained glass is decorative, and when it is well done it is beautiful. It is most often seen in churches and cathedrals, but it does not have to be based on religious themes.