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Detail from the scene "The 12 year old Jesus among the Scribes", from an altar-piece consisting of nine scenes illustrating St. Mary's life, unknown artist identified as the "Hausbuchmeister" so called after the mediaeval "Hausbuch" (Schloß Wolfegg), circa 1500. Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany
Detail from the scene "The 12 year old Jesus among the Scribes", from an altar-piece consisting of nine scenes illustrating St. Mary's life, unknown artist identified as the "Hausbuchmeister" so called after the mediaeval "Hausbuch" (Schloß Wolfegg), circa 1500. Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany		 Gold and enamel spectacles and case, Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1790, # 57.770, The Walter's Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Gold and enamel spectacles and case, Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1790, # 57.770, The Walter's Art Museum, Baltimore, MD 		 Long handled Lorgnettes, mostly silver, circa last quarter 19th century
Long handled Lorgnettes, mostly silver, circa last quarter 19th century		 A Knight of Santiago, by Francisco Pacheco (Spanish 1564-1644), 1626 (or 1625?), oil on canvas, Williams College Museum of Art, Gift of John T. Winkhaus, Jr., Class of 1935, in memory of Karl E. Weston, 58.14
A Knight of Santiago, by Francisco Pacheco (Spanish 1564-1644), 1626 (or 1625?), oil on canvas, Williams College Museum of Art, Gift of John T. Winkhaus, Jr., Class of 1935, in memory of Karl E. Weston, 58.14
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Franklin: Father of the Bifocal

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Early Dated Cases
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Edward Scarlett's Trade Card, 1714-1727

 Objects Made of Baleen (Whalebone)
Optisches Museum, Jena

Rivet Spectacles-The Earliest Style
Museo Frederic Marès Slide Show of Objects Made of Tortoiseshell

Developmental History of the Telescope

The Madame Heymann Optical Collection
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Unique Anachronisms Showing Eyeglasses
Abraham Lincoln’s Eyeglasses: A Fresh Look Reveals a World-Class Treasure Adam's Patent Spectacles
Anamorphic Art, an Unconventional Way of Seeing  

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