Treasures from the Museum of Aveiro in the History of Ancient Spectacles
Spectacles, one of the most beneficial invents for everyday life, were infrequent findings until the eighteenth century. Researchers resorted to literary and iconographic sources to study the earliest specimens. The contribution of Archaeology has been essential in recovering such preciosities from the past. An archaeological intervention in the Museum of Aveiro facilities in the 30s of the twentieth century has brought to light four pairs of spectacles belonging to the nuns of the Convent of Jesus of Aveiro, the earliest known in Portugal, as far as I know. Two Portuguese paintings also bring valuable insights for the study of the history of eyeglasses in the Convent of Santa Joana (1452-1490), patroness of the Museum and of the city of Aveiro.
Spectacles, one of the most beneficial invents for everyday life, were infrequent findings until the eighteenth century. Researchers resorted to literary and iconographic sources to study the earliest specimens. The contribution of Archaeology has been essential in recovering such preciosities from the past. An archaeological intervention in the Museum of Aveiro facilities in the 30s of the twentieth century has brought to light four pairs of spectacles belonging to the nuns of the Convent of Jesus of Aveiro, the earliest known in Portugal, as far as I know. Two Portuguese paintings also bring valuable insights for the study of the history of eyeglasses in the Convent of Santa Joana (1452-1490), patroness of the Museum and of the city of Aveiro.
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