The production of coloured glass in Southwest Asia existed by the 8th century, at which time the alchemist Jābir ibn Hayyān, in "Kitab al-Durra al-Maknuna", gave 46 recipes for producing coloured glass and described the technique of cutting glass into artificial gemstones.
Ta metoda je bila uporabljena z omejenimi možnostmi tudi za velika, običajno pobarvana okna v baroku.