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Here in Finland, up north, it can get really cold at winter time so we have to use different kind of windows that people do in for example Italy. In Italy they use windows that have only one thin pane but here in Finland our windows have to be nicely insulated and windows must have at least two different panes maybe even three. In the beginning of the 18th century windows were at first small and they had only a little bit of class because it was so expensive and rare in the countryside. 6-squared window type was pretty common for almost the whole 19th century until in the late 19th century came the new window types: 3-squared T-frame and cross frame. In the beginning of the 20th century came the multi-squared windows tops as a result styles like of jugend-style and national romantic. Returning to 6-squared windows happened a bit later. Frames on the windows, here in Finland, are pretty simple in normal houses but in old ones they can be really beautiful because of their various kinds of decoration. Maybe in the history the upper class has decorated there windows nicely to show that they have money. Usually the frames are made from wood, it is by the way popular material in Finland, and then the wood is painted with simple color. In Italy they have more traditions in windows but we don't know anything about it yet but if you want more information go to your local library. Part 2 In Italy the windows were big and thin. Usually they were some sort of doors because they are more practical that way. Windows frames were very simple, they were not decorated in any way. They were in a very bad condition because the houses were so old. As mentioned, the windows were thin and in the evenings the windows were protected by large covering things that were usually made of plastic or iron. So the difference between Italian and Finnish windows and their frames are that in Finland we have thicker windows and they are usually more decorated. In Italy the windows and their frames are old and thin and not so decorated. 
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