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History

Generally it is thought that glass originated from the early Egyptians and spread to Greece, Rome and Byzantium.

Stained glass windows as we know them today are thought to originate from France and developed through the middle ages in the form of ecclesiastic art.

More information on the history of glass and stained glass can be found in the following links

Stained glass organisation Shop smart express Polbox
Art history Cornucopia of colors Glassplusinc
Stained glass info Spherearts  

Techniques

There are two different techniques in stained glass the Foiling method and the lead chanel method. A quick explanation on both methods can be found here

How is glass made?

Stained glass technique

Magazines

There are a few on-line magazines, that have tips, free patterns and articles about stained glass and techniques.

UK stained glass news

Art glass news

Stained glass quarterly