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Article: Inside Out: Stained Glass
- Article from:
- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- May 8, 2009
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Stained glass is always more impressive when viewed from the
inside looking out.
This 1,000- year-old art form has historically been associated
with cathedrals, churches, chapels and other sacred settings.
Amazingly, large windows depicting Biblical narratives that were
constructed in the late Middle Ages remain largely intact today, a
true testament to the remarkable engineering required to withstand
centuries of wear and weather! The use of stained glass windows and
murals to convey stories was an effective technique to educate the
predominately illiterate populace of the time.
Interestingly, the intent of stained windows was to obscure views