http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses predate JD by 400 years. RT
> Those were changing times for musicians, especially short- sighted ones. > The thing about Dowland, though, was that he was basically old-fashioned > and > somewhat backward-looking, and therefore not a threat. > > John Dowland died in 1626. Certainly in the infancy of reading-glasses. > I > guess many lutenists became short-sighted, playing/composing in the wee > small hours by candle-light! Is there any record of lutenists eventually > needing the aid of lenses? > > This list could do with a change of thread. > > > Ron (UK) > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > >
