Were Eyeglasses Worn in the 14th Century? (From Monks to Modern Men’s Readers)
Yes, eyeglasses were worn in the 14th century. Invented in northern Italy around 1286–1290 by monks for reading, early “riveted” convex glass lenses aided presbyopia in aging scholars. They spread rapidly via friars like Giordano da Pisa (1306 sermon) and …