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In the blink of an eye : a cultural history of spectacles / Stefana Sabin ; translated by Nick Somers.

Van Pelt Library GT2370 .S23 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sabin, Stefana.
Contributor:
Somers, Nick, translator.
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Eyeglasses--History.
Eyeglasses.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Place of Publication:
London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Language Note:
First published in German as: AugenBlicke ... Göttingen: Wallstein, 2019.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: From Nero's Emerald To Cardinal Hugo's Rivet Spectacles
Pisa Or Florence?
Nuns, Apostles And Thieves
Seeing And Understanding
Painters, Poets And Their Characters
Wizards And Secret Agents
The Glasses Come Off!
The Glasses Stay On!.
Notes:
Includes bibliography (pages 109-110)
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
1789144639
9781789144635
OCLC:
1226761879
Publisher Number:
99988585545

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