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Brave
03-28-2008, 18:16
When would have been the first uses of glass for windows? I know that glass was used for other things long before EB times but what about windows? If not then what would have been used for windows? Just a shutter?

thelord
03-28-2008, 18:34
wooden windows on hinges in places. perhaps in the hotter places no windows at all just holes in the walls?

Gebeleisis
03-28-2008, 19:04
well carthaginians made glass,and i think they used it simply,with a simple wooden frame

Brave
03-28-2008, 19:34
So it was used for windows.?

Gebeleisis
03-28-2008, 19:43
yes

mini
03-28-2008, 20:35
as far as i know, he first clear see-through glass for windows was somewhere in the middle ages.

Could be wrong, i'm no expert.

Maeran
03-28-2008, 21:52
In the middle ages horn was sometimes used for windows (you can heat it and roll it out it seems). Not transparent, but it lets some light in and keeps the cold out.

Olaf The Great
03-29-2008, 11:59
as far as i know, he first clear see-through glass for windows was somewhere in the middle ages.

Could be wrong, i'm no expert.
Egyptians made glass, Carthaginians made clear glass for windows.


Correct me if I'm wrong.

MarcusAureliusAntoninus
03-29-2008, 21:13
I don't believe glass was used for windows for a long time (mid-Middle Ages). Glass, especially clear glass was extremely expensive and rare during our time frame.

mini
03-29-2008, 22:16
yeah, i really think see-through glass for windows was middle ages

Hax
03-30-2008, 00:47
Glass was only used for cups, I believe.