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OverviewThis is an optical opulence. This is an eye-popping book spectacle. Eyeglass designer Moss Lipow trawled eBay, auction houses, garage sales, and flea markets worldwide to amass glasses and photographs for his massive eyewear collection. This book, which traces eyewear's journey over the past millennium, features the best examples from Lipow's collection as well as models from other world class collections. Considering the wealth of examples included herein-such as prehistoric whalebone eye guards used by Eskimos, 13th century wooden rivet spectacles for Italian clergy, Medieval strap-on leather goggles, lorgnettes worn by 19th century dandies, pince-nez and monocles, early 20th century aviator sunglasses, and Godard's mod plastic frames-it's abundantly clear that eyewear has experienced a surprising and fascinating evolution; what was once a purely practical apparatus has grown into a multi-billion dollar global industry catering to both the visually impaired and the fashionably inclined. Accompanying the wealth of images in this wide-ranging volume are insightful texts informed by a wide variety of sources including ancient texts, old catalogues, vintage magazines, and out-of-print publications of every kind. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Moss LipowPublisher: Taschen GmbH Imprint: Taschen GmbH Dimensions: Width: 24.00cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 2.032kg ISBN: 9783836525657ISBN 10: 3836525658 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 15 October 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Language: German, French, English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMoss Lipow is an eyewear designer and collector based in New York City. As a designer he has worked with the fashion industry's top editorial stylists. His creations have appeared in magazines around the world including Newsweek, Vogue Italia, Vogue Nippon, Spin, W, and L'officiel. His eponymous line of eyewear is sold worldwide. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |