medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On antique spectacles:
Chiara Frugoni, Medioevo sul naso: occhiali, bottoni e altre
invenzioni medioevali, Bari 2001. There must be an English translation
too.
I hope you enjoy the reading!
On 7/31/07, jbugslag <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > my rusty memory is that there is some evidence to suggest that one of
> > the figures on Claus Slutter's "Well of Moses" (c. 1400, at the
> > Chartreuse de Champmol, near Dijon)
> >
> > once had a pair of golden spectacles.
> >
> > it may have been the figure of Jeremiah, on the right here:
>
> Christopher,
> It was Jeremiah. The sculptor, Claus Sluter, and the artist who polychromed the ensemble,
> Jean Malouel (uncle of the famous Limbourg brothers), commissioned the glasses from a
> Dijon goldsmith. Apparently, the patron, Philip the Bold, is also known to have used
> eyeglasses.
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
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