Stained glass is made by taking pieces of colored glass and setting out to the shape of a picture. The glass is held in place by strips of lead that are soldered together, forming a dark linear element in the picture. The glass could be painted or not. It usually was painted to get such details as eyes, noses and mouths into the picture. It could also be stained to change the color. If it was painted or stained, it was subsequently fired. For example, a piece of glass could be yellowed by putting a silver containing paste on it before firing.
A person working in glass in the middle ages was called a glazier. They didn't "paint" stain glass. Stain glass is a colored glass that is cut to fit a pattern.
No. This is especially true in the middle ages since the invention of polarization is new. As far as new stain glass I doubt that it is.
Much of the most beautiful stained glass work that has ever been done was done for the windows of European cathedrals between 1100-1600 AD.
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
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stained glass was first developed?
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Massive stone churches from the Middle Ages, with stained windows, were called catherdrals.
Religion played a huge role in life in the Middle Ages, and they were beautiful and honored God. Also stained glass windows usually showed scenes from Bible stories etc.This was important as most people couldnt read but could understand the pictographic representations of the Bible stories & passages.
Stained Glass Has been around since the early middle ages.
A person working in glass in the middle ages was called a glazier. They didn't "paint" stain glass. Stain glass is a colored glass that is cut to fit a pattern.
No. This is especially true in the middle ages since the invention of polarization is new. As far as new stain glass I doubt that it is.
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.
Stained glass was incorporated in much of the architecture of churches during the Middle Ages, when they would depict well-known Bible stories. It became a trademark, in a sense, so much so that when someone sees stained glass, they would most likely think immediately of a church.
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Gothic cathedrals implemented stained glass programs into their architecture very early on. These art pieces helped to symbolize their meaning.
Much of the most beautiful stained glass work that has ever been done was done for the windows of European cathedrals between 1100-1600 AD.