Books, Banks, Buttons : And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages by Chiara Frugoni HC/DJ

Chiara Frugoni
ISBN: 9780231128124
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Once regarded by historians as a period of intellectual stagnation, the Middle Ages were actually a period of extraordinary technological innovation. This romp through the inventions of the period tells the story of the first appearance of dozens of items of lasting significance. From the invention of eyeglasses (by a now-forgotten layperson who sought to keep his methods secret, the better to profit from them) to the creation of the fork (at first regarded as an instrument of diabolical perversion but embraced when it helped people handle another invention of the age, pasta), this volume, a combination of pictures and text, is a fitting tribute to a misunderstood era that gave us countless items from which we still benefit today.

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Year: 2003, Fist edition, First Printing

Condition: Near mint burgundy hardcover with slightly rubbed corners in a very good dust jacket (see photos)

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