Eyeglass retrospective
 Catalogue Number: 2129 Eyeglass retrospective Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: SCHIFFER Nancy C Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2000 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Pennsylvania, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing Co Description Of Item: Illustrated dust wrapper, illustrated board covers, 192 pages, copiously illustrated in colour. Library sticker on front fly leaf for J lloyd Hewett collection in the Nathan Library of the Australian College of Optometry. ACO and Nathan Library rubber stamping. The book is divided into sections: Earliest eyewear (European and Chinese including very nice illustrations of leather spectacles), 18th C, 19th C (with sub-sections on lorgnettes, pince-nez and specialised glasses) and 20th C. There is a bibliography and an index. Historical Significance: The author's interest is in the cutural and artistic aspects of eyewear and the book contains a great number of beautiful images of eyewear from ancient times to recent with emphasis on the unusual and exotic. Condition: Good Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |