Gothic Stained Glass Rose Windows

With the overwhelming desire to have rose windows everywhere came the mixed reviews of craftsmanship and design compared to the ones of previous eras.

Gothic stained glass rose windows.

The most common gothic rose window material is metal. The style is probably most known for its emphasis on more glass being shown in the rose windows. Rose window also called wheel window in gothic architecture decorated circular window often glazed with stained glass. Origin are from england.

Rose windows are the large circular stained glass windows found in gothic churches. Oct 3 2013 according to wikipedia a rose window or catherine window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window but is especially used for those found in churches of the gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery. Rose windows became a standard part of gothic architecture. See more ideas about rose window stained glass stained glass windows.

Well you re in luck because here they come. Rose windows circular stained glass windows constructed using a technique called bar tracery an elaborate stone support system at the west front of the cathedral is considered a masterpiece of gothic engineering for its large glass surface area which is supported by a seemingly delicate web of carved stone tracery. They originated with the oculus a small round window in ancient roman architecture. Scattered examples of decorated circular windows existed in the romanesque period santa maria in pomposa italy 10th century.

Only toward the middle of the 12th century however did the idea appear of making a rich decorative motif out of a round window.