The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Lens [ARK00075]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Optic glass lens sewn onto piece of cardboard, to hang at a hole in a dark room; "another optick [sic.] glass, sowed into a piece of paceboard, to hang at a hole in a dark room, to the same purposes as the former", namely CANCA-B/45-B/49. This lens was probably used in either optical or photographic work. Bargrave writes extensively about lenses, particularly those used either in scientific research or for artistic purposes.] (approx early - mid 17th cent)