Spectacles and the Victorians : Measuring, Defining and Shaping Visual Capacity Hardback
by Gemma Almond-Brown
Part of the Social Histories of Medicine series
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This is the first full-length study of spectacles in the Victorian period.
It examines how the Victorians shaped our understanding of functional visual capacity and the concept of 20:20 vision.
Demonstrating how this unique assistive device can connect the histories of medicine, technology and disability, it charts how technology has influenced our understanding of sensory perception, both through the diagnostic methods used to measure visual impairment and the utility of spectacles to ameliorate its effects.
Taking a material culture approach, the book assesses how the design of spectacles thwarted ophthalmologists’ attempts to medicalise their distribution and use, as well as creating a mainstream marketable device on the high street. -- .
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:296 pages, 12 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:05/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781526161352
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:296 pages, 12 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:05/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526161352
