Editing Stained glass (section)

===In Southwest Asia===
The creation of stained glass in [[Southwest Asia]] began in ancient times. One of the region's earliest surviving formulations for the production of colored glass comes from the [[Assyria]]n city of [[Nineveh]], dating to the 7th-century BC. The ''Kitab al-Durra al-Maknuna'', attributed to the 8th century [[Alchemy and chemistry in Islam|alchemist]] [[Jābir ibn Hayyān]], discusses the production of colored glass in ancient Babylon and Egypt. The ''Kitab al-Durra al-Maknuna'' also describes how to create colored glass and artificial gemstones made from high-quality stained glass.<ref>[[Ahmad Y Hassan]], [http://www.history-science-technology.com/articles/articles%209.htm The Manufacture of Coloured Glass] and [http://www.history-science-technology.com/articles/articles%2093.html Assessment of ''Kitab al-Durra al-Maknuna''], ''History of Science and Technology in Islam''.</ref> The tradition of stained glass manufacture has continued, with mosques, palaces, and public spaces being decorated with stained glass throughout the Islamic world. The stained glass of Islam is generally non-pictorial and of purely geometric design, but may contain both floral motifs and text.

Stained glass creation had flourished in Persia (now Iran) during the [[Safavid dynasty]] (1501–1736 A.D.), and [[Zand dynasty]] (1751–1794 A.D.).<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Mehrizi |first1=Zahra Sadat Abooei |last2=Marasy |first2=Mohsen |date=23 December 2017 |title=The Comparative Study of Art of Manufacturing Orosi and Stained Glass Windows in Iran and Europe |url=http://kutaksam.karabuk.edu.tr/index.php/ilk/article/view/1231 |journal=Journal of History Culture and Art Research |volume=6 |issue=6 |pages=233 |doi=10.7596/taksad.v6i6.1231 |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 |issn=2147-0626|doi-access=free }}</ref> In Persia stained glass [[sash window]]s are called Orosi windows (or transliterated as Arasi, and Orsi), and were once used for decoration, as well as controlling the incoming sunlight in the hot and semi-arid climate.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Omidi |first1=Ali |last2=Golchin |first2=Navid |last3=Masoud |first3=Seyed Ehsan |date=3 September 2022 |title=Evaluating the visual comfort of Orosi windows in hot and semi-arid climates through climate-based daylight metrics: a quantitative study |journal=Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=2114–2130 |doi=10.1080/13467581.2021.1971534 |s2cid=244263358 |issn=1346-7581|doi-access=free }}</ref> 
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File:Nasir-al molk -1.jpg|Extensive stained glasses of [[Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque]] in [[Shiraz]], Iran, and the light passing through them
File:Stained glass Photo From Sahand Ace..jpg|Stained glass at Dowlat Abad Garden in [[Yazd]], Iran
File:Stained glass window in a mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem (12393551704).jpg|From a mosque in [[Jerusalem]], this window contains highly detailed text.
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