Name: Artfactory.com
Address: 7407 East Greenway Rd., Scottsdale, AZ, 85260, US
Telephone: 1-800-292-0008

Description

Stained Glass- Hand Set – We Offer Only Authentic

All products are made under the supervision of world renowned artist H. J. Nick using only the finest materials. We never use engineered cores or faux materials such as paste boards, veneers, masonite, MDO plywood, melamine or oriented strand board panels with expensive wood sounding names such as walnut or hickory veneer etc.

More Info On Our Solid Timber Choices: Important details about our timber and craftsmanship.

Historical Origin And Design Inspiration

Window glass was in use from at least the first century AD, and colored and painted window glass for use in religious buildings was also manufactured at an early date. The earliest extant example of ecclesiastical stained glass is possibly that from San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. A clear glass roundel with a depiction of Christ in Majesty, thought to be sixth century, was discovered here.

Some of the earliest known examples of coloured window glass, datable to c. 800-820, were recovered in excavations at the Abbey of San Vicenzo in Volturno, Italy. Glass of the same colour ranges and similar date is also found in England, at the monastic sites of Jarrow and Monkwearmouth, and at other sites in the north of England.

These examples are not painted. However it was not until the advent of the monumental cathedral and church building campaigns in the eleventh and twelfth centuries that the demand for colored glass began to increase significantly, reaching its highest level in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The oldest surviving stained glass windows still in situ are thought to be the Prophet Windows in Augsburg Cathedral, of c.1065.

A useful twelfth-century source on medieval glass manufacture is the De Divers Artibus of Theophilus Presbyter. Theophilus was a Benedictine Monk, believed by some scholars to be Roger of Helmarshausen, a metal worker who practiced in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. De Divers Artibus describes a number of craft processes including glassmaking and glass working.

Slightly later in the twelfth century, Eraclius, in De Coloribus et Artibus, also gives an account of methods for producing coloured glass, although he may have copied much of his text from the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder of c.77AD. Later in the medieval period Anthony of Pisa, Cennino Cennini, and Agricola also contributed texts on aspects of glassmaking and glass working.

You May Order:- Straight Top - Eyebrow Arch Top - Full Arch Top - Single Window - Double Windows - Large Store Front Windows - Large Glass Fronts - Any Size And Style.

Product Information

We Do All Types Of Authentic Stained, Decorative, And Beveled Glass. In The Same Hand And Methods As Has been Used For Centuries

As Shown: Solid Northern White Cedar - Exotic Natural Core Wood - Light Distress, door blades, hand hewn, doweled, and tenon joined with a steel reinforced core. When ordering windows or doors the price includes all design drawings for your approval and your choice of finish.

All Windows Are Built With Structural Jambs And Sills

Stained Glass- Hand Set – We Offer Only Authenic Info

Handmade Custom Built Windows And Doors

Size - any size door, shape, structural jamb
Style - wood, design, hand carvings, decorative accents
Panels - windows, grills, door straps, inlays, clavos, sidelights
Glass - stained, thermal, energy efficient, decorative, protective
Hardware - hand forged wrought iron handles, latches, hinges, grills
Finishes - over 400 standard colors of hand applied stains and finishes or color match
Learn more about our custom doors

Handcrafted Wood Windows And Doors - ArtFactory.com

American hand made solid wood doors
Available in any wood types, stain and patina finishes
Solid, full length timber, air dried (never kiln dried) timber
Custom solid wood door, handcrafted using mortise and tenon joinery
Pre-hung structural 3" thick door jamb with 1" seal face stop (double thermal seal)
Self-closing, heavy duty tension adjustable hinges
Adjustable tension roller style door latch closure
Self-lifting, heavy duty mechanical door sweep
Heavy duty, crush proof threshold with adjustable saddle
Hand rubbed, 10 process finish on all custom wood doors
Solid hand forged wrought iron hardware - no hollow iron or fake castings
Built in the original craft - not reproduction
Order any size or style doors custom designed for your residential or commercial space
Available in solid wood front doors, hand carved panels, glass or portal windows
All custom doors are guaranteed forever - backed by over a century of fine craftsmanship

About ArtFactory.com And H.J. Nick

ArtFactory.com is an American manufacturer of custom doors, door hardware, iron gates, and designer furniture based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Featuring designs by H.J. Nick, we have been designing and building some of the world's finest furnishings, all hand crafted in America, since 1913. Most of our clients want a furnishing that has a big WOW factor and timeless elegance. They all want investment value furnishings that make a proper statement reflecting their personality, or the personality of the environment for which the designer custom furnishings are intended. Our master level craftsmanship ensures your custom wrought iron gates and furnishings will stand the test of time, and are guaranteed forever, backed by over a century of fine craftsmanship.