Eyeglasses, monocles, lorgnettes, sunglasses, and elaborate cases from around the world fill the pages of this elegant volume. The repertoire of fine curios includes iron-wire specs used by Austrian troops in WWI, 18th-century spectacles that curved over the head and under the wig of courtiers, and hinged-frame 15th-century horn glasses worn by early scholars. 122 full-color images.
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wonderful resource for costumers and reenactors!!,
By melhope@flash.net (Park Forest, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewear: Gli Occhiali (Paperback)
I purchased this book as a gift for a fellow costumer friend. Now I want a copy for myself! As far as I know, there is no other resource that focuses exclusively on, or even devotes any space to such a comprehensive and detailed representation of period eyewear. The photographs are beautiful, and the details of the specimens are fascinating. I learned things I never knew about glasses before. Now I'm tempted to pick up the other titles in this series, especially the ones on hats and footwear. If you're a costumer or reenactor, this is an excellent (and affordable!) resource to have in your library.
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Excellent reference for collectors.,
By ronm@theinnet.net (Shelbyville,IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewear: Gli Occhiali (Paperback)
I'm an optometrist and spectacle maker and this is the best book I've found for identifying and dating antique eyewear.
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