The Mirror
A History
By Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet
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- ISBN: 978-0-415-92448-1
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1st February 2002
- Pages: 224
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About the Book
This engaging and witty cultural history traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying.
About the Author(s)
Sabine Melchior-Bonnet is an instructor at the College de France in Paris. This is her first work to be published in English.
