Eyewear: A visual history 1491 - today / Brillendesign - Eine visuelle Geschichte von 1491 bis heute / Lunettes - Une histoire visuelle de 1491 a nos jours.

<div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text_headlines"><div><strong>Optical opulence: 500 years of spectacles ranging from classic to outrageous</strong></div><div>&#160;</div></div><div class="description_text"><div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text">For over two decades eyewear designer Moss Lipow trawled eBay, auction houses, garage sales, and flea markets worldwide, amassing glasses and photographs for his renowned collection. This book traces eyewear&#8217;s journey over the past 500 years, and&#160;features<strong> the finest examples from Lipow&#8217;s collection </strong>as well as <strong>pieces&#160;from preeminent collections around the world</strong>. There is a wealth of examples included herein&#8212;from a rudimentary bone sunshield and curious contraptions of leather and wood to lorgnettes, pince-nez, monocles, aviators, and bedazzled cat eyes.&#160;Eyewear has experienced a surprising and fascinating evolution; what was once a purely practical apparatus has grown into a multibillion-dollar global industry catering to both the visually impaired and the fashionably inclined.<br><br>Accompanying the wealth of images in this wide-ranging volume is an insightful history informed by a wide variety of sources, including ancient texts, old catalogues, vintage magazines, and out-of-print publications of every kind.<br><ul><li><div><strong>Over 1,000 examples of the most extravagant glasses</strong></div></li><li><div><strong>Covering almost 500 years of design</strong></div></li></ul><div>Text in English, French, and German</div></div></div>