Glass blowing developed around 1st century BCE in Palestine. Although the art of stained glass did not reach its height until Europe's Gothic Era, we find written descriptions of it dating as far back ...

In the windows at the west end of the aisles of the nave are composite figures made of fragments of early glass. These figures are thought to represent St Edward and Edward the "Black" Prince. Around ...

the cathedral became Jerusalem itself – this was the aim and essence of sacred Gothic art and architecture. The sequence on the magical beauty of stained glass and gothic structure is inspiring.