srijeda, 27. studenoga 2019.

Invention of eyeglasses

Eyeglasses are first mentioned in work of Florentine Dominician friar Giordano da Pisa (1255–1311) in 1306.. He wrote that eyeglasses are invented 20 years before his writing and that he personaly meth inventor even he did not mention his name. 
Inventor is certainly from nothern Itlay, probably from Pisa.

First picture of eyeglasses is from 1352. on portrait of cardinal Hugg de Saint-Cher made by Thommaso de Modena. We can see here that cardinal is wearing the glasses.

First picture of glasses in the world

First eyeglasses was only for reading and not for farsight.

utorak, 26. studenoga 2019.

Baby walker

Baby walker is not modern invention. First baby walkers was from 15th century as we can see in manuscripts.

This is from manuscript Le livre d'heures de Catherine de Clèves from 15th century. Here baby Jesus Christ is walking in baby walker.


This is from manuscript Humans ages, 15th century.


It can be seen in more 15th century manuscripts.

Interesting armour of Julius Brunswick, 16th century

This is armour of Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528 –1589).


Julius was Protestant. 
He established University of Helmstedt.

Extraordinary decorated 16th century armour


As you can see this is extraordinary decorated armour with gold and engravings. Armour engraving and every type of decoration of armours face begane in 16th centrury (before that there was coloring of armour, using silver and gold plate stripes, engraving of stripes). Before 16th century there was certain systems of engravings of gold and silver plate stripes on armour, but there was not engraving of armours face or it was really rare. Yet in 16th century we can see every kind of armour decorations, mostly in style of rennaissance art forms. This type of armour and every kind like this decorated armour was not used in fights (certainly armours in fights was  decorated in some degree). 

nedjelja, 24. veljače 2019.

Book of Hours by Boucicaut Master

This Book of Hours is made by creator of Boucicaut Book of Hours. It is made in 1410. in Paris, French.

Saint Luke

St. Luke (Univ. of Melbourne, Special Collections, UniM Bail SpC/ RB 61AA/3)

Saint John

St. John at Patmos:


srijeda, 6. veljače 2019.