14th century spectacles. Artwork showing a man writing while wearing spectacles to correct long- sightedness (hypermetropia). Spectacles are thought to have been invented in the late 13th century in Italy,where this picture was created. Spectacles to correct short-sightedness (myopia) were not available for another 200 years. Artwork dated 1352 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library |
Taille de l’image : | 4421 px × 4006 px |
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