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Spectacles, Lorgnettes and Monocles

D.C. Davidson Ronald J.S. MacGregor

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English
Shire Publications
20 May 2012
Series: Shire Library
Spectacles have been used since the thirteenth century, at first by the few people who needed to read, such as churchmen and clerks. This book traces the development and use of eyeglasses from the fourteenth century onwards. It is illustrated with many colour photographs.

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Illustrated by:   Ronald J.S. MacGregor
Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   No. 227
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm,  Spine: 4mm
Weight:   112g
ISBN:   9780747805458
ISBN 10:   0747805458
Series:   Shire Library
Pages:   40
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction The seventeenth century The eighteenth century Vision and fashion Nineteenth-century developments Chinese spectacles The twentieth century English terminology for spectacles Further reading Places to visit

The late Derek Davidson trained as an optician. After serving in the RASC during the Second World War, he started his own business and a workshop for custom-made fashion spectacles. He also began to collect old spectacles and was the founder of the Ophthalmic Antiques International Collectors Club. This new edition has been completely revised by the author of the club newsletter, Ronald J. S. Macgregor, a retired optometrist, who has been interested in optical history for more than 30 years.

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