Stained Glass

  • 300

    4th century- Lycurgus Cup

    4th century- Lycurgus Cup
    Stained glass started being use supposedly as early as the 4th century to make cups.
    Samo Burja
  • 600

    7th century- Windows

    7th century- Windows
    The earliest known windows made with stained glass was in St. Pauls Monastery in Jarrow, England.
    WCCO
  • 674

    Change in taste after WW1.

    Change in taste after WW1.
    After WW1, Gothic style stained glass windows become more popular in NeoGothic churches.
  • 700

    8th century- stained glass makes its way to the middle east

    8th century- stained glass makes its way to the middle east
    Jābir ibn Ḥayyān creates a manuscript on how to create stained glass. It was called "The book of the Hidden Pearl"
  • 1100

    12th century- Romanesque style is replaced by gothic architecture.

    12th century- Romanesque style is replaced by gothic architecture.
    Before the 12th century, stained glass windows were simple. By the 12th century, these windows were replaced with gothic architecture. These windows were huge and beautiful. They took up full walls in churches.
  • 1400

    Vitreous enamels

    Many vitreous enamels are developed
    Britannica
  • 1500

    enamel colors

    Using enamel colors on stained glass becomes important.
    Britannica
  • 1500

    Diamond glass cutter

    The diamond glass cutter was invented
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  • Hydrofluoric acid

    Hydrofluoric acid was used to etch flashed glass
    Britannica
  • 19th century- Stained Glass becomes an art form

    19th century- Stained Glass becomes an art form
    Frank Lloyd Wright, pioneer of the Prairie school movement, was the primary creator of stained glass art.