The window is a key element in the design of sacred spaces. Coloured glass was used in Gothic cathedrals to bathe the church interior in a "divine" light that makes reference to the afterlife. Even in the 20th century the church window is ...
Colorful, see-through solar cells invented at the University of Michigan could one day be used to make stained-glass windows, decorations and even shades that turn the sun's energy into electricity. The cells, believed to be the first ...
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Multicolored sunlight shines brighter inside and out of First Presbyterian Church. Susan and David Allsbrooks, of Burns, set the final section of restored stained glass at the church two weeks ago, more than a century after the window ...
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Mesopotamian potters discovered the method for making multi-colored opaque glass beads around 2,750 BC. Circa 1,100 AD, a window of colored glass was documented in Germany. Colored glass windows were used in churches, monasteries, and other ...
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Builders and designers did not stop at the sanctuary when they made stained glass windows a focus of the First Presbyterian Church of Carthage. The church has more than 20 stained glass windows, all original to the church constructed in ...
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Don and Debora Young watched anxiously as Dorothy Patterson’s dream came one window closer to fulfillment at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. “I’m a little nervous, because glass breaks and a million things ...
The stained glass window repair is very necessary to maintain the beauty of the original design and the interiors. It can last long if maintained with proper care but occasional may require repair due to some unforeseen circumstances and ...
For those who study stained glass windows, reveling in the parables of faith and sunlight crafted by master artisans, the art form is full of unanswered questions. For example, the information Barbara Johnson could gather listed the ...
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Just outside director Lynn Piotrowicz’s office, sunlight filters green through a stained-glass window, throwing tinted rays onto the wall in the Tucker Free Library. Inside Piotrowicz’s office, she has pinned black-and-white ...
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High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
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Restoration is underway for six stained glass windows that have been stored for over 50 years under the stage at the United Methodist Church in downtown Redding. John Morton, a subcontractor for Makin Glass in Anderson, was hired to turn ...
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A service for the dedication of new stained glass windows took place at Muirhead Church. The windows have been installed after a year of intensive and enthusiastic fundraising by members of the church and local community. The completion ...
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A church in Canada has developed an innovative way of producing renewable energy while retaining its grand architecture. The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, on the South Saskatchewan River, is the sunniest city in Canada, ...
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Lux Gloria The solar-stained glass installment features dichroic glass and will be connected to the city's electrical grid. Courtesy of Sarah Hall A cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatechewan recently installed stained glass windows embedded ...
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One of the most amazing slip-ups individuals make when picking fittings is picking the wrong color. A delightful mahogany entryway will not look so wonderful with a shabby handle. Perfect oak bureaus will look shabby with plain, painted ...
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