Kate Viscardi

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Kate Viscardi |Clare Sansom

It’s a long weekend so we have lots for you today. We look at stained glass, I become an accidental pilgrim, and Clare has another delicious recipe to try. Quite how coloured glass was discovered is a matter of conjecture. Its history, though, goes back nearly 5,000 years, to Egyptian bead makers. By the 4th Century CE, the Romans were producing luxury goods in glass. The Lycurgus Cup is a particularly fine example, changing colour depending on the direction of the light shining on it.