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A '''chandelier''' is a decorative ceiling-mounted [[light]] fixture. Chandeliers are often ornate, and normally use lamps. [[Crystal]] chandeliers have more or less [[complex]] [[array]]s of crystal [[prisms]] to [[illuminate]] a room with [[refracted]] light.

A '''chandelier''' is a decorative ceiling-mounted [[light]] fixture. Chandeliers are often ornate, and normally use lamps. [[Crystal]] chandeliers have more or less [[complex]] [[array]]s of crystal [[prisms]] to [[illuminate]] a room with [[refracted]] light.

The earliest candle '''chandeliers''' were used by the [[wealthy]] in [[medieval]] times, this type of chandelier could be moved to different rooms. From the 15th century, more [[complex]] forms of chandeliers, based on ring or [[crown]] [[designs]], became popular decorative features in palaces and homes of nobility, [[clergy]] and merchants. Its high cost made the chandelier a [[symbol]] of [[luxury]] and [[status]].

The earliest candle ''chandeliers'' were used by the [[wealthy]] in [[medieval]] times, this type of chandelier could be moved to different rooms. From the 15th century, more [[complex]] forms of chandeliers, based on ring or [[crown]] [[designs]], became popular decorative features in palaces and homes of nobility, [[clergy]] and merchants. Its high cost made the chandelier a [[symbol]] of [[luxury]] and [[status]].

By the early 18th century, ornate cast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu ormolu] forms with long, curved arms and many candles were in the [[homes]] of many in the growing merchant class. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism Neoclassical] motifs became an increasingly common element, mostly in cast metals but also in carved and gilded wood. Developments in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass glassmaking] later allowed cheaper production of lead crystal, the light scattering properties of which quickly made it a popular addition to the [[form]], leading to the crystal chandelier.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandelier]

By the early 18th century, ornate cast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu ormolu] forms with long, curved arms and many candles were in the [[homes]] of many in the growing merchant class. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism Neoclassical] motifs became an increasingly common element, mostly in cast metals but also in carved and gilded wood. Developments in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass glassmaking] later allowed cheaper production of lead crystal, the light scattering properties of which quickly made it a popular addition to the [[form]], leading to the crystal chandelier.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandelier]

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