PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. I The Invention of Spectacles Revisited 1
5. II Early Diffusion 51
6. III Glasses for All Ages in Italy 75
7. IV International Trade in Spectacles 117
8. V The Art of Spectacle Making 153
9. VI From Terrestrial to Celestial Vision 207
10. APPENDIX I SPECTACLE MAKERS ACTIVE IN FLORENCE (1413-1562) 253
11. APPENDIX II FRIARS AS SPECTACLE MAKERS IN FLORENCE 257
12. APPENDIX III SPECTACLES IN ART 261