Stained glass is an art form in which colored glass is cut into shapes and placed into a mosaic
to form a picture. Stained-glass windows have been admired for their beauty since ancient Rome,
when pieces of colored glass were assembled into patterned window frames. The glass is held in
place by metal strips tightend together which gives the stained glass strength and stability. Stained
glass is most commonly seen in church windows, where it typically depicts saints or scenes from the
Bible, but they can simply be a brightly colored design that you can hang as home decore. The glass
used in stained glass is colored in by the addition of salts that cause it to take on particular colors.
Then the glass is made into sheets, from which individual pieces can be cut with glass cutitng tools.
The glass sheets can be made in a variety of textures, and the uneven or surface of some stained glass
sheets gives the picture a jeweled look when light passes through it.
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| From the Carmelite church at Boppard-am-Rhein Pot-metal glass |
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By Ervin Bossanyi in the southeast transept. It depicts Christ in Glory welcoming children of all nations
