![]() Glass is an enabling material used for more than just drinking vessels and windows. It is a fusion of the Earth's rocks: a mixture of sand (silicon oxide), soda (sodium oxide) and lime (calcium oxide) melted at high temperatures. ![]() Glass itself is one of the fruits of the art of fire. The history of stained glass dates back to the middle ages and is an often underestimated technical and artistic achievement. They allowed the light of God into the church. Images and scenes leaded together into windows shed light on the central drama of Christian salvation. They were essential to the fabric of ancient churches, illuminating the building and the people within, both literally and spiritually. In the course of the day they are animated by changing light, their patterns wandering across the floor, inviting your thoughts to wander with them. ![]() ![]() The giant trunk-like pillars and the gentle play of the light cast through the stained glass create a shaded garden of stone and multicoloured light. I often find peacefulness in a soaring stone church, a cool open place to sit and contemplate. Life, like a dome of many coloured glass, stains the white radiance of eternity – Percy Bysshe Shelley ![]()
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