The antiquities of England and Wales . l parts of the church; which work they not only executed, but taught the Englilh nationthat moft ufeful art. Benthanis Hljiory of Ely, p. 21. What Bede here affirms of the abbot Benedict, that he firft introduced the art of making glafsinto this kingdom, is by no means inconfiftent with Eddiuss account of Biihop Wilfrids glazingthe windows of St. Peters church at York, about the year 669, i. e. feven or eight years before thistime j for glafs might have beer, imported from abroad by Wilfred. But Benedict firft brought over the artifts who taught the Saxon
The antiquities of England and Wales . l parts of the church; which work they not only executed, but taught the Englilh nationthat moft ufeful art. Benthanis Hljiory of Ely, p. 21. What Bede here affirms of the abbot Benedict, that he firft introduced the art of making glafsinto this kingdom, is by no means inconfiftent with Eddiuss account of Biihop Wilfrids glazingthe windows of St. Peters church at York, about the year 669, i. e. feven or eight years before thistime j for glafs might have beer, imported from abroad by Wilfred. But Benedict firft brought over the artifts who taught the Saxons the art of making glafs. That the windows in churches were ufually glazed in that age abroad, as well as in thefe parts, we leam from Bede ; who, fpeaking of thechurch on Mount Olivet, about a mile from Jerufalem, fays, In the weft front of it were eightwindows, which on fome occalions, ufed to be illuminated with lamps ; which Ihone fo bright throughthe glafs, that the mount feemed in a blaze, Beda lib. de Locis SaaSis, cap. 6. The.
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