Early History

• Biblical Stained Glass Window
  
  Stained glass window use began with church building. In the 10th century, French and German churches featured biblical windows and English churches featured decorative windows.
  
  

Documentation

• Around 1100 AD, a monk named Theophilus wrote a "how to" that described stained glass window construction and techniques.
  
  

The Gothic Age

• The Gothic age ushered in fantastic stained glass window techniques that graced the great cathedrals of Europe with works of art.
  
  

The Renaissance

• Blue Metallic Salt for Glass Staining
  
  During the Renaissance, stained glass suffered a 300 year period in which the form became less artistic and more garish with the use of thick, heavy paint.
  
  

The 1800s

• In the mid-1800s, interest in Gothic architecture resurrected in England when art historians rediscovered stained glass techniques of medieval times.
  
  

Contemporary Age

• Modern Stained Glass Window
  
  After the Second World War the flowering abstract and expressionist movements led to stained glass church windows that are reminiscent of the artistically beautiful Gothic period.