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Title	Detail of the Process of Making Stained-Glass Windows;
File Name	civ metadata CID; Civ Archive 054 correct picture; 98401252.jpg
Copyright Status/Owner	BYU Owned
Rights (Patron Usage Instructions)	http://www.lib.byu.edu/genericnote_copyright.html
Course	HUM 201
Lecture Number	21
Professor	Green, Jon D., 1940-
Description	This image depicts a step in the process of making a stained-glass window, which is formed from small panels of dyed and painted glass set between strips of lead that were then placed in the window’s metal framework. While the process of coloring glass has been known since the third millennium BC, the art of producing stained-glass windows culminated during the Gothic period (ca. 1130-1330 AD), when windows were created with unprecedented beauty and vividness. The production of stained-glass windows was expensive and required a great deal of time and skill. First, the master designer outlined the entire composition of the planned window onto a wooden board covered with chalk or white paint, paying great attention to mark each detail and the colors of each section. Next, glassblowers created flat sheets of colored glass, which were given to glaziers, who specialized in working with glass. The glaziers cut the sheets of glass to the appropriate size and shape with specially designed and heated iron shears. By fusing one layer of colored glass to another, glass workers were able to create a wide range of luminous colors. The next step was for painters to add details such as physical features and clothing to each piece with a black or dark brown enamel-like paint by tracing the master design placed beneath the colored glass, which can be seen here. The painted glass was then heated to fuse the painted lines to the glass. Finally, the various pieces of glass were connected by strips of lead, which, in addition, to linking the parts together, also divided the colors so that the overall design was apparent. A major element of Gothic cathedral architecture, stained-glass windows enhanced the decor, presented religious iconography, and provided a mystical lighting that symbolized heavenly rays and enlightenment.
Creator	Unknown Artist
Country	France
Geographic Region	Europe
Type	Graphic
Platform	Cross-Platform
File Size	109.739 KB
Genre	Stained glass
Category	Art
Keywords	Stained-glass windows; Gothic Art; Glazier; Religious iconography;
Time Period	Gothic Period
Date Range	1100 AD : 1400 AD
Date Original	ca. 1130 AD - 1330 AD
Date Digital	2005-03-29
Metadata Entry Date	2009-08-11
Quality	High
Contributors	Brigham Young University
Edition	Electronic reproduction;
Format	JPEG
Publisher Digital	Brigham Young University
Source	Stained Glass Craft; Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th ed., vol 1 (Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005), 492; Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 2003, “Stained Glass.”
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