Description: Further DetailsTitle: Through The Looking GlassesCondition: NewSubtitle: The Spectacular Life of SpectaclesISBN-10: 0349144117EAN: 9780349144115ISBN: 9780349144115Publisher: AbacusFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/27/2023Description: 'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield'It will make you look at specs with fresh eyes' New Statesman'Lively, engaging and admirably wide-ranging' The Times'Fascinating' ObserverThe humble pair of glasses might just be one of the world's greatest inventions, allowing millions to see a world that might otherwise appear a blur. And yet how much do many of us really think about these things perched on the ends of our noses?Through the Looking Glasses traces the fascinating story of spectacles: from their inception as primitive visual aids for monkish scribes right through to today's designer eyewear and the augmented reality of Google Glass. There are encounters with ingenious medieval Italian glassmakers, myopic Renaissance rulers and spectacle-makers, as well as the silent movie star Harold Lloyd, the rock'n'roller Buddy Holly and the full-screen figure of Marilyn Monroe. This is a book about vision and the need for humanity to see clearly, and where the impulse to improve our eyesight has led us.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 126mmItem Width: 30mmItem Weight: 280gAuthor: Travis ElboroughGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Fashion & DesignRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Through The Looking Glasses
Title: Through The Looking Glasses
Subtitle: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles
ISBN-10: 0349144117
EAN: 9780349144115
ISBN: 9780349144115
Release Date: 04/27/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Fashion & Design
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Through the Looking Glasses : the Spectacular Life of Spectacles
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group The Limited
Subject: Rich & Famous, Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ophthalmology
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 1.3 in
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 7.8 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Author: Travis Elborough
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
