Originally, satined glass was glass which had been coloured in the process of manufacture.
In stained glass windows, the pieces are held in place by strips of lead, soldered at their junctions, the lead strips being an integral part of the design and not inserted arbitrarily. Such windows are found in Gothic and Renaissance ecclesiastical buildings all over Europe.
Early stained glass was constructed in designs which were restricted to a single window. Later the designs would often stretch across several windows with a common landscape background. There was a revival in stained glass work in the middle of the 19th century with very fine work produced in both Europe and the U.S.A.
Notable examples of old stained glass in England are at York Minster (The Five Sisters), Wells cathedral, New College, Oxford and St Margaret's in Westminster. In France at Chartres, Rheims and Bourges Cathedrals, and the Chateau of Chantilly. In Germany at Cologne, Augsburg, and Freiburg Cathedrals. In Spain at Toledo and Seville Cathedrals. In Italy at the Church of St Francis, Assisi, and the Duomo, Florence. In Belgium, at Brussels and Antwerp Cathedrals.
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