Screen LibraryEyewear =：Brillendesign = Lunettes : a visual history, 1491-today = eine visuelle Geschichte von 1491 bis heute = une histoire visuelle de 1491 a nos jours
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Taschen,
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| Publisher Address: | Ko ln |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English German French |
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| Carrier Form: | 358 p.: col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9783836525657 3836525658 |
| Index Number: | TS959 |
| CLC: | TS959.6-09 |
| Call Number: | TS959.6-09/L764 |
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Includes bibliographical references. Eyeglass designer Moss Lipow trawled eBay, auction houses, garage sales, and flea markets worldwide to amass glasses and photographs for his massive eyewear collection. This book, which traces eyewear's journey over the past millennium, features the best examples from Lipow's collection as well as models from other world class collections. Considering the wealth of examples included herein-such as prehistoric whalebone eye guards used by Eskimos, 13th century wooden rivet spectacles for Italian clergy, Medieval strap-on leather goggles, lorgnettes worn by 19th century dandies, pince-nez and |