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In which era did British craftsmen have to reinvent lost medieval methods in order to revive the art of stained glass window-making?
Answer
The Victorian era
As part of the Gothic Revival, Victorian artisans painstakingly reconstructed techniques for coloring and painting glass that had largely disappeared after Reformation-era destruction.
💡 Did you know?
English Reformation iconoclasts destroyed so much stained glass that Victorian-era craftsmen had to invent entirely new techniques to recreate a lost art form.
Other options people guess
- The Georgian era
- The Edwardian era
- The Regency era
Topics
- victorian-era
- stained-glass
- gothic-revival
- craftsmanship
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