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1. #HOW TO ENLARGE A STAINED GLASS DESIGN BY HAND INSTALL#
2. #HOW TO ENLARGE A STAINED GLASS DESIGN BY HAND WINDOWS#

Scholars, such as Herbert Read, who have studied the iconography of stained glass, believes that these windows were the main physical interpretations of central themes and stories of Christianity from which the majority of medieval people drew their understanding of their faith.

Stained glass windows were supposed to help beautify medieval churches, though they were much more than art and decoration to medieval Christians. To add finer detail, the metalworker or artist would carefully draw on the colored glass with black paint to create shadows and delicate lines. To create a picture within the stained glass, different colored glasses would be laid out over a board with a design already drawn out, then the pieces were connected together by a process called leading. Certain powders were added to the sand and potash while the mixture was molten, a process that effectively colored the glass. A sand and a wood ash mix, called potash, were the fundamental components for glass. In On Diverse Arts (written in the early twelfth century)the German monk Theophilus – who was also a metalworker – affectionately and meticulously described the techniques used for fashioning stained glass. (However, “crystal” or clear glass was made strictly in London at the end of the medieval period due to the immigration of Italian techniques.) The practice of creating stained glass windows advanced throughout the Middle Ages. Seventy-eight known glassmaking sites existed in medieval England, most of them located north of London. Glassmaking is a highly-skilled art form medieval glassmakers studied for years to become experts. The industry of glassmaking flourished due to the rise of Gothic architecture. Cathedrals and churches operated as central places in the spiritual and social lives of the medieval people therefore, nearly everyone in London was familiar with stained glass windows. Stained glass windows were primarily made for places of worship.

#HOW TO ENLARGE A STAINED GLASS DESIGN BY HAND INSTALL#

The popularity of the Gothic style created the opportunity for stained glass windows to exist because pointed arches and flying buttresses gave the necessary support needed to install windows high into the wall. In England, stained glass windows were created in the Gothic style that dominated the era of the Middle Ages.

Between the years 11, the art of stained glass windows spread throughout Europe.