Christian stained glass Windows and their importance in medieval times

Medieval stained glass Windows, you will find works between the tenth and sixteenth centuries in Europe. Were created with painted or colored glass, the window-how those heute-- stunning works of art, a warm glow when placed an opening above produced by which could give light. While the Christian stained-glass Windows are still found in many places of worship, they were particularly important during the middle ages. This article describes some key features and used these extraordinary works of illuminated art of this time.

Those who have a strong knowledge of the stained glass history know that in fact the most works were during the middle ages of religious nature. Secular works appeared only in the homes of the very wealthy and visited buildings and owned by the public, such as town halls.

Glass works with religious themes had two main objectives. The first was aesthetics to places of worship. This certainly requires much Ausarbeitung--someone who has been in churches or cathedrals, which deliberately is the beauty with works of colored glass that you can add a space. The second reason why these Windows were so popular, was practical: they were an educational tool for the participants in the Church. At found this point in history, many of the people in the Church to an average that Sunday could not read or write. Detailed glass works were a way, important issues, to illustrate lessons and stories from the Bible more accessible to make a population, which was largely illiterate at the time. These works were so important for the religious education of the masses, that they were alternatively known as "Poor people Bible."

Middle Ages was a vital importance in the history of stained and coloured glass. It was at that time, designed to inspire many famous works, and to educate Church created population, and it was also when new techniques use have been developed for glass and silver colouring. In the middle ages were another reason as well as important: style, rich colour and intricate details, the medieval Windows marked still inspire modern artists who specialize in the creation of works in honor of the teachings of Christianity. But today, there is innovation, which enable the production of panels, which have produced the authentic look of the Windows in medieval times, but shatter resistant much faster and less expensive to produce.

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