sheets of colored glass joined together with strips of lead are called stained glass windows.
sheets of colored glass joined together with strips of lead are called stained glass windows.
sheets of colored glass joined together with strips of lead is called?
stained glass windows
some of the earliest known examples of colored window glass, datable to c. 800–820, were recovered in excavations at the abbey of san vicenzo in volturno, italy. glass of the same colour ranges and similar date is also found in england, at the monastic sites of jarrow and monkwearmouth, and at other sites in the north of england. these examples are not painted. however, it was not until the advent of the monumental cathedral and church building campaigns in the 11th and 12th centuries that the demand for colored glass began to increase significantly, reaching its highest level in the 14th and 15th centuries. the oldest surviving stained glass windows still "in situ" are thought to be the prophet windows in augsburg cathedral, of c. 1065.
medieval stained glass
stained glass, or "vitrail", the use of small plaques of colored glass joined by lead to depict historic events and figures, was not invented in paris. it was recorded in texts in other parts of europe in the late 9th century, but in paris of the 12th and 13th centuries, it reached new heights of drama and artistry. advancements in architecture, particularly at the abbey of saint-denis and the cathedral of notre dame, allowed stone walls to be replaced by walls of stained glass that flooded churches with colored light. in medieval theology, light was considered divine, and the windows gave a theological and moral message, particularly since most people attending church could not read. the smaller windows, closer to the viewer, told familiar bible stories. the larger and higher windows were devoted to images of saints and patriarchs, while the immense rose windows on the transepts or facades of the churches portrayed epic stories; the last judgement, or the life of the virgin mary.
paris in the middle ages