clipped from: www.stainedglassmuseum.com References to stained glass in England date from the 7th century, and by the 12th century it had become a sophisticated art form.
Large late 12th-c. window in Canterbury Cathedral with recently restored early 13th-c. glass showing details of metal supporting frame
Window in Canterbury Cathedral showing the pot metal and painted glass, lead H-sectioned cames, modern steel rods and copper wire attachments
European panel, 1564, with typical painted details, extensive silver stain, Cousin's rose on the face, and flashed ruby glass with abraded white motif
 A perfume flask from 100 BCE-200 CE |
 The Portland Vase, a rare example of Roman flashed glass |
Stained glass in the Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran
