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Yes, the art of glass making goes back to ancient Egypt. In Egypt they made small items liked beads, vases, jewerly, but in the middle ages there were stain glass windows in churches and glass in houses.
They had glass in ancient times, and continued to make it in the Middle Ages. In fact, there was a glass makers guild in Italy that may have predated the Middle Ages. They used glass to make stained glass windows in churches. They also invented spectacles during the Middle Ages, and there are medieval pictures of people using them for reading.
It depends who you mean by "they". Glass was not widely available during the Anglo-Saxon period, except for the most wealthy who had drinking vessels of green glass. Small bottles, beakers and other items were made of green glass through the medieval period, but it was always very expensive and out of the reach of most people - much of it was imported from the Middle East, Italy and other parts of Europe. By the late medieval period clear glass was being made, but it was still something too expensive for ordinary folk. Very little glass has survived for the medieval era, except in Church contexts where painted or stained glass was used frequently in windows. See links below for images:
1st Answer:They weren't made. They hadn't been invented yet.2nd Answer:Optical lenses go back almost to prehistory. We have record of Nero using one to watch games. Some of the important laws governing their shape were known to Arab scientists in the 10th century. Glasses were being made in Europe by the end of the 13th century, and there are numerous medieval pictures of people using them.According to articles I have read, the lenses for medieval glasses were produced on pole lathes. There are links below to the history sections of articles on lenses and glasses. There is also a link to an article on pole lathes.
A woodcutter cut down various type of trees for wood. In the Middle Ages (medieval times), wood was the primary fuel. The different types of wood were used for such things as building homes and shelters, furniture making, heating for warmth and cooking, and heating for pottery making, metal and glass work. Many things depended on a regular supply of wood. The woodcutter who went into the forest to cut wood and bring it back was a major part of the medieval economy.