Outline of the history of stained glass art in Poland

Artykuł ukazuje dzieje witrażu od początków państwa polskiego do chwili obecnej z zaznaczeniem najcenniejszych przykładów ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem okresów największego rozwoju tego rzemiosła, czyli średniowiecza i secesji.The article presents history of glass art from the beginning of Polish state until present moment describing the most important examples highlighting periods of the greatest development of this craft i.e. Middle Ages and Art Nouveau. The outline contains history of stained glass from the first pieces of stained glass found in Kalisz on which small painted and scratched ornaments were discovered. The composition of used glass is known by chemical analysis what gives us knowledge of contemporary technology. The author discuss also medieval examples of stained glass from Kraków, Toruń, Włocławek and Chełmno. In Modern Times stained glass art lost its importance and is used rarely replaced by other decorative motifs