The History of the Mirror is a manuscript whose events take the reader to France in the second half of the 17th century. At a time when the mirror was an unusual phenomenon, frightening for some, and wonderful for others, the exciting story of a simple provincial boy named Cornelius unfolds. A series of events and ups and downs, random at first glance, will lead him to Paris, and acquaintance with Italian masters will make him think about the secrets born of life and hidden in mirrors, allow him to experience the exciting moments of first love and guide him through the destructive depths of human deceit. Vivid images of the manuscript are not will leave no one indifferent - you simply cannot help but empathize with these people, so far from us, left in the past, but very close in thoughts, feelings and mental torment.