Glass

**Stained Glass, and Mosaics**


In the middle ages stained glass and mosaics were a huge decoration in the churches. People who where the mosaics makers would travel to different countries to make mosaics for the churches as respect. They are not small they were normally very large and huge. People would travel all over to make mosaics. Sometimes the Churches would have to expand because their mosaics are to big. The neat thing about mosaics is that they don't have to be on the walls. They can be on the floor or on the sealing. They were first made in Greece and Rome. They were spread because they were given as a peace treaty. They were made out of small stone. Mosaics were very important and they were popular.

Like mosaic stained glass were very popular and very special in the middle ages. Also like mosaics stained glass, they are used in the Churches. The difference between mosaics is that stained glass is that stained glass is in the windows and mosaics are on that walls ,floors ,and sealing. When the light comes through the glass the French thought that GOD was blessing them. They also thought that they had done something great for the community. Stained glass dates back to the 800's. This is the earliest that we have discover. Also they got very popular a couple years later. The colors that they use are very bright, colorful, and "fun." So to speech. They used many different small pieces of colored glass to make a stained glass piece for the windows. The way that they make stained glass is using a melting pot. They melted the glass ,and then would put the color, then they would let it cool, then it would be ready to put up.

Stained glass and mosaics were very important and special in the middle ages. They were used for their beauty and also for religious reasons. They are still used today but not as common as they once were. Most off the ones that are used today are very old. They are beautiful, great, and religious. Works Cited SB
 * “Glass, Stained.” The Mddle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner`s Son, 1996. 166-167. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.
 * Lusitanna. “File: Staine-Chapelle-Rose-Window.jpg.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Apr. 2004. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. .
 * “Mosaics.” The Middle Ages; An Encyclopedia for Sudents. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner`s Son, 1996. 151-152. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.