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are being specified by the stainedglass craftsmen, eliminating problems of glare, heat,etc., common to glass of former years. The substance called glass was known and used some5000 years ago, but it was not until the third or fourthcentury that it began to be used in window form. TheArab used… … COMBINATIONSTONE AND GLASSMOSAIC Sometimes stone andglass are combined toaccomplish the desiredresults, as in thisLunette over the mainentrance of the SERBIAN ORTHODOXCHURCH Alhambra, Calif. Quentin and Westberg,Architects. ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER is also used for functional purposes to highlight…
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