Josef Bekel (Czech, 1806 - 1865), Portrait of the Composer Karl Czerny, 1836, opaque watercolor and graphite, 27.6 x 22.5 cm (sheet), Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Max and Sophie Adler Musical Themes Fund, 1989.2.55

Bow-glasses in whalebone, early 18th century, the Luxottica Museum, Agordo, Italy. (as seen in Bel Vedere, the Spectacles of the Luxottica Museum, edited by Marisa Del Vecchio)

The “Cully Flaug'd", late 17thC mezzotint, British Museum Dept Prints & Drawings. http://www.bpi1700.org.uk/printsMonths/ december2007.html

Optical Fan, ivory sticks with gilded decoration with attractive, decorated, white lace leaf. A small pair of opera glasses attached to the pivot, circa 1910, Musée de la Nacre et de la Tabletterie, Méru, France

Entire panel of a Diptych by Yoshiiku Ochiai (1833-1904), Me, kuchi, mimi, hana, ashi (eye, mouth, ear, nose, and foot), undated, UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, San Francisco, CA

This is possibly the best section of the website because it was the most fun to create. It is for teachers and students, although antique dealers and novice collectors may also enjoy some of these challenging games. Once an individual has reviewed some of the earlier web pages, including the History and the Honor Roll, he or she can try to complete a few of the educational games below.

Good Luck! Always Enjoy Learning! And Have Fun!

Educational Tools

• Glossary
• Important Abbreviations
• The Term "Spectacles" in Other Languages

Educational Games

• Match the Famous Individual With Their Contribution
• Match the Year to the Significant Event
• Match the Spectacle Related Image With Its Description
• Word Search
• Word Discovery (Based on the Glossary)
• "Concentration" (Find the matching images, similar to the "Memory" game)
• Image Scramble
• Antique Spectacles Crossword Puzzle

Visual Games

• Flipped images and Double Faces
• Rotating Dots
• An Image of a Frog Changes to a Horse
• Does Anything Move?, #1
• Does Anything Move?, #2
• Does Anything Move?, #3
• Does Anything Move?, #4
• How Many People Are There?
• 90 Degree Rotation Optical Illusion
• Slide Show of Optical Illusions
• Perplexing Image With Changing Expressions
• An Anti-Papal Satirical Medal, Spottmedaillen (Flipped Images)
• An Anti-Papal 17th Century Satirical Painting
• Expanding and Changing Images

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