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2. Stained glass - Wikipedia

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   The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead, called cames or calms, and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design.

3. Stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral - Wikipedia

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   The stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral are held to be one of the best-preserved and most complete set of medieval stained glass, notably celebrated for their colours, especially their cobalt blue. They cover 2600 square metres in total and consist of 172 bays illustrating biblical scenes, the lives of the saints and scenes from the ...

4. Suncatcher - Wikipedia

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   A suncatcher or light catcher is a small reflective, refractive, and/or iridescent ornament. It may include glass or nacre pieces and be hung indoors near a window to "catch" sunlight. A suncatcher is like the optical equivalent of a wind chime. Some designs are simple and abstract with perhaps some mobile -like chained elements, while more ...

5. The Good Samaritan Window, Chartres Cathedral - Wikipedia

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   The Good Samaritan window is located on the south wall of the nave (Bay 44). Trade windows first appeared at the cathedrals of Chartres and Bourges between 1200 and 1210. The 176 windows of Chartres present 125 depictions of tradesmen engaged in twenty-five different occupations making, transporting, and selling their products in forty-two ...

6. Medieval stained glass - Wikipedia

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   Medieval stained glass is the coloured and painted glass of medieval Europe from the 10th century to the 16th century. For much of this period stained glass windows were the major pictorial art form, particularly in northern France, Germany and England, where windows tended to be larger than in southern Europe (in Italy, for example, frescos were more common).

7. Conservation and restoration of stained glass - Wikipedia

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   The primary aim of conservation is to slow the rate of deterioration, caused by various factors, to the point where the loss of significance, such as historic information and/or aesthetic value can be kept to a minimum (Pye 2001, Ch. 5). However, in the case of stained glass, these efforts are complicated by the nature of the medium itself.