Stained Glass Church Windows

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Stained Glass   by Home Lover

What is stained glass? All of us have seen and has been amazed by the design of stained glasses. The design of stained glass had came a long way and had evolved over the centuries. The traditional way of making stained glass still exists in some parts of the world but most had adopted different ways of manufacturing stained glass.



It has more than one thousand years of history and most of us became aware of the existences of stain glass through their application in churches, cathedrals, chapels and other religious buildings. Its application is popular not only for window design but on other elements such as lamp shades.



How is stained glass formed? Stained glass is form by adding metallic salts during manufacturing process. This is then crafted into a large piece of glass window by arranging small pieces of color glasses. These are sometimes arranged to form a repeatin patterns and at other times to form an image.



Most of the times, additional painted details are added to enhance the design. Traditionally, stained glass is an art and a craft that requires high precision and craftsmanship. You need an artist to create a beautiful piece of stained glass window. Putting up many pieces of color glasses together to form a big piece of window that can withstand all kinds of weather and one that fit perfectly within the intended space is a wonderful engineering achievement.



Many huge window glass that had assembled in this way and had survived through the ages since the Middle Ages are still standing today, giving testament to the greatness of human's creativity and ability. In Western Europe, it is considered one of the major form of pictorial art. Historically, most stained glass designs are based on themes from the bible, history and literature.



Stained glasses flourish as art during the 10th and the 11th century. At locations where there are abundant supply of silica, glass factories would be set up to produce stained glass. There are many types of metals that is used in molten glass to produce different color. Copper will produce green, cobalt will produce blue and real gold to produce red.



There are also many techniques to produce stained glass. These include the cylinder glass, the crown glass, the tabled glass and the flashed glass technique. Many notable factories throughout the world still produce stained glass the traditional way. To reduce the cost of manufacturing stained glass and also to make stained glass windows more affordable to many homes, there are many new techniques to produce glass. Different materials are also used.

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Consider using stained glass window film for your homes if you like to create the effect of stained glass. It is economocal, practical and can be easily done as a DIY project.
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stained glass church windows
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stained glass church windows
stained glass church windows