| Ask any average person about stained
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| | revolve around nature as florals or just
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| glass and the reaction will most probably
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| | as interesting geometric patterns - and
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| be something along the lines of, 'Oh
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| | you can find stained glasswork by Henri
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| sure, yeah - it's pretty. I like it.' But
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| | Matisse in Vence, France and Marc Chagall
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| there's much more to stained glass than
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| | in Jerusalem. And of course we're all
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| aesthetics. This ancient art form has a
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| | familiar with the gorgeous work of Louis
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| rich history throughout the time of
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| | Comfort Tiffany.
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| mankind and by having it installed in
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| | Stained Glass Mystery Solved
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| your home, you're literally bringing that
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| | One can't help but to wonder how stained
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| history into your daily existence.
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| | glass is made - whether it's part of the
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| Stained Glass Has Historical Roots
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| | windows for beautiful French doors or
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| Historically, ancient Romans are credited
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| | it's the shade for a small lamp. Stained
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| as being among the first to make and use
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| | glass is as intriguing in beauty as it is
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| colored glass in architecture. However,
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| | in its formation.
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| stained glass windows really made their
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| | In the past, stained glass began as wood!
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| mark in Gothic churches - which is rather
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| | A stained glass artist would draw a
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| significant in itself.
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| | design on a piece of wood that was the
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| This is because Pre-Gothic churches
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| | same size of a particular window. Next,
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| preferred and actually restricted artwork
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| | the artist would color that glass by
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| to the surfaces of walls, mosaic floors,
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| | adding mineral salts (or oxides) as it
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| or painting canvases. But growing to
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| | was being made. If a colored proved too
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| lavish decoration, the churches began to
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| | dark (like red), the artist would 'flash'
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| run out of 'space' and thus started to
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| | it - that is, fuse a very thin layer of
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| decorate their windows with stained
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| | it onto a much thicker layer of clear
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| glass.
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| | glass. In fact, the flashing technique
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| Stained Glass Has Spiritual Roots, Too
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| | was commonly employed to make
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| Spiritually, thestained glass in church
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| | double-pained Windows for even more
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| offered its patrons a richly colored
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| | interesting visual effects.
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| experience to accompany its richly
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| | The artist then cut the glass according
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| spiritual sermons. It isn't uncommon to
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| | to the pattern drawn on the wood.
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| experience the calming effect that
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| | Placed in a temporary setting, the
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| sunlight has on us by simply shining
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| | colored glass was lightly painted over
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| through stained glass.
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| | with dark tones to not only give the
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| Heavily based on Christian themes, the
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| | design a three dimensional look, but also
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| most popular designs depicted scenes from
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| | to tone down some brightly colored areas.
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| the Bible and just a few centuries later,
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| | To highlight a specific area, the artist
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| birthed from the hands of well-known
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| | might scrape off a little bit of the dark
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| artisans like Albrecht Dürer, Ghiberti,
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| | pigment. The end result is nothing short
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| and Donatello.
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| | of a beautiful assortment of pleasing
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| Today however, stained glass themes
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| | complimentary colors.
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