A research about the relatioship between reading glasses and books materiality
How did the invention of reading glasses affect the material aspects of printed books ?
This research, supported on a historical and quantitative approche, aims to determine the extend of the influence of using reading glasses on the printed book evolution.
History of spectacles
From the XIII century invention on.
The bible and the Quijote
Two books useful to depict the changes on the materiality of printed opera over time.
Description of the project
The minutia concerning how the research was carried on.