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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture There is a translation: Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages (Paperback) by Chiara Frugoni (Author), William McCuaig (Translator) See Amazon.com Cyprian Rosen -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Giovanni Freni Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:31 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Antique spectacles 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: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > 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 > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > -- Dr Giovanni Freni - Research Scholar Index of Christian Art - Dept. of Art and Archaeology McCormick Hall - Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 Tel. 609 258 6364 Fax 609 258 0103 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html