Italy’s centuries-long eyewear tradition on display in Venice

2 Occhiale protettivo con  astuccio     Venezia 1770 circa    Collezione Famiglia Vascellari

The first eyeglasses were invented in Italy in the late 13th century and were rudimentary objects, consisting of two convex lenses held together by a rivet and mounted in frames made of wood, leather or bone. They were used to correct presbyopia and lacked the temples that are now a ...

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