Glassmaking dates back at least as far as the 16th century B.C. In this early epoch, the ancient Assyrians recorded the basic recipe for glass on clay tablets. But craftsmen of the Middle Ages raised ...

Six of the medieval stained-glass windows that usually soar some 60 feet up in England's Canterbury Cathedral are on their first journey outside of their ecclesiastical home, brought down to a more ...

Recognized for its grandeur, its magnificent architecture, its religious significance, Canterbury Cathedral and its splendor can sometimes dwarf the small details that can lead to remarkable ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...

ON SOCIAL MEDIA, one of the most shared entries from Milan’s Salone del Mobile in April was a piece called Credenza. The lozenge-shaped cabinet on four skinny legs—designed by Patricia Urquiola and ...

HOW to replace ruined medieval stained-glass windows has over the centuries steadily troubled French civil and ecclesiastical authorities. Time and wars have taken a cruel toll. The great tapestries ...

The stories contained in the stained-glass windows at Chartres Cathedral in France will soon be explained via a pioneering smartphone app. From next week, visitors to France's Chartres Cathedral will ...

Los Angeles’s oldest stained glass studio, Judson, is collaborating with emerging and established artists to modernize a medieval craft. By Adam Popescu LOS ANGELES — In 1893, an itinerant plein-air ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...