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The Mirror: A History

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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.

Hardcover, 308 pages

Published December 28th 2000 by Routledge

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Mar 24, 2013 Polen rated it 1 of 5 stars

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I tried. I really really really tried reading this book. I was on the look out to buy this since last summer and it was on sale in winter, so I did. An interesting title, a promising narrative expression on the random page I read, and interesting content..

But after 50 pages of reading, I was out of patience. Sabine M-Bonnet definitely did some really damned good research on mirrors, yes. BUT if it were all about doing research and noting them down chronogically, gathering them together and maki...more

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