MANZINI, Carlo Antonio (1599-1677). L'occhiale all'occhio dioptrica pratica. Bologna: Heirs of Benacci, 1660.
MANZINI, Carlo Antonio (1599-1677). L'occhiale all'occhio dioptrica pratica. Bologna: Heirs of Benacci, 1660.
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MANZINI, Carlo Antonio (1599-1677). L'occhiale all'occhio dioptrica pratica. Bologna: Heirs of Benacci, 1660.

First and only edition of an important work on practical optics and lens making, dedicated to St Lucy, patron saint of the blind. It covers topics including light, refraction, vision, the eye, and the making of spectacles and telescopes. BL/STC 17th-century Italian Books II, p.530; Riccardi I(ii) 96.4; Wellcome IV, p.48.

Quarto (202 x 145mm). Engraved portrait by G. Testana after P. Schor, woodcut title vignette and illustrations (faint scattered spots). Modern vellum. Provenance: Giuseppe Pelli (inscription).
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