Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century ... Around 30,000 small fragments of stained glass dating from between 1246 ...

The mention of stained glass often brings to mind Louis Comfort Tiffany and his magnificent windows. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a wave of German, Austrian and Swiss immigrants ...

For example, looser lamp shades made of paper ... made of hard plastic -- contain the colors more. This enhances the stained glass effect because the colorful shapes appear more sharply defined ...

Stained glass is an art form that goes back many centuries, with the churches and cathedrals of Europe boasting many stunning examples from the mediaeval masters of the craft. You do not however ...