Cutting and Leading Stained Glass — Medieval Window Art

Stained glass windows are among the most iconic achievements of medieval craftsmanship, with masterworks at Chartres, Canterbury, and Sainte-Chapelle dating from the 12th-13th centuries. Coloured glass was cut to shape, painted with details using vitreous paint (iron oxide and ground glass), fired to fuse the paint, and assembled into panels using H-shaped lead strips (came). This blueprint covers cutting, leading, and soldering a small stained glass panel.