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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Atlas on the history of spectacles. 2 vols.

Publication Details

Bonn: J. P. Wayenborgh, 1978 CE–1980 CE.

Vol. 1 catalogues spectacles from the collections of Carl Zeiss, Otto Hallauer, and Pierre Marly. Translated from the German by Frederick C. Blodi with an introduction by Wolfgang Pfeiffer, ‘A Short History of Spectacles’ by H. W. Holtmann, ‘A Contribution to the History of Contact Lenses’ by Hans-Walter Roth Ulm. Vol. 2,  titled "The Arts and Spectacles over Five Centuries," illustrates spectacles in important art collections, with accompanying illustrations of spectacles from the collections detailed in vol 1.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#13656
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15937
External URLatlas-on-the-history-of-spectacles

Geographic Context

Publication place: Bonn