1854 “Aposeosis of Homer” Magasin Pittoresque Framed Print magnifier 'Skeleton' Glasses are collapsing opera

'Skeleton' Glasses are collapsing opera glasses (theatre binoculars) with folding eyepieces and object glasses

This compound monoscope has many adjustable features

marked with 'N-O-S-W' cardinal directions

English-made

stage plate

1854 “Aposeosis of Homer” Magasin Pittoresque Framed Print magnifier 'Skeleton' Glasses are collapsing operaAntique Framed Copperplate Engraving of 'The Aposeosis of Homer' by Pietro Santi Bartoli from 1854's Le Magasin Pittoresque. 'The Aposeosis of Homer' was a popular artistic scene in classical times, depicting the poet Homers' ascention (aposeosis) to divine status. This illustration by Pietro Santi Bartoli is of the 3rd Century marble bas relief created by Archelaus of Priene (currently housed in the British Museum). Bartoli (1635 1700), a pupil of