Spectacles and books

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.