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Author : Richard C. Barder
Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780715383148
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (831 download)
Download or read book English Country Grandfather Clocks written by Richard C. Barder and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nigel Barnes
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847976336
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)
Download or read book Maintaining Longcase Clocks written by Nigel Barnes and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longcase clocks were invidually hand-made during the golden age of change that took place between the late seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Longcase clocks with their seventeenth century clock-making technology were innovative and incorporated an accurate pendulum clock within an attractive piece of domestic furnishing. This invaluable book is essential reading for all those who own and collect longcase clocks as well as clock repairers, horologists and conservationists. The authors provide detailed information about how longcase clocks work and how they are made. They also cover the theory and the 'best practice' practical steps that are required in longcase clock maintenance, restoration and conservation. The book outlines the history and horological development of longcase clocks; describes how longcase clocks can be dated; considers materials, tools and equipment; examines the movement and the associated simple, and more difficult, workshop procedures; covers maintenance and effective repairs; explains the more difficult woodwork procedures. Superbly illustrated with 300 colour photographs. Nigel Barnes and Austin Jordan provide advice and guidance in the field of antique horology and regularly run weekend courses.
Author : Ernest L. Edwardes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)
Download or read book ˜THEœ GRANDFATHER CLOCK. written by Ernest L. Edwardes and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447482387
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)
Download or read book A Complete Guide to the History and Manufacture of Grandfather Clocks written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage text contains an interesting and informative guide to the history and manufacture of grandfather clocks, complete with historical information, descriptions of many different varieties, and a plethora of authentic photographs. This accessible and informative guide will appeal to those with a keen interest in the history and development of grandfather clocks, and it will be of considerable value to antiques dealers and collectors. The chapters of this volume include: A History Of Clocks And Watches, The Development Of Grandfather Clock Cases, Late Arch-Dial Clocks In Walnut Cases, Square-Dial Clocks In Marqueterie Cases, Arch-Dial Clocks In Marqueterie Cases, Late Arch-Dial Clocks In Walnut Cases, etcetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.
Author : Colum Hourihane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195395360
Total Pages : 4064 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture written by Colum Hourihane and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 4064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.
Author : Alun C. Davies
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000571904
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Decline of England's Watchmaking Industry, 1550–1930 written by Alun C. Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-11 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry. Clerkenwell in London was supplied with 'rough movements' from Prescot, 200 miles away in Lancashire. Smaller watchmaking hubs later emerged in Coventry, Liverpool, and Birmingham. The English industry led European watchmaking in the late eighteenth century in output, and its lucrative export markets extended to the Ottoman Empire and China. It also made marine chronometers, the most complex of hand-crafted pre-industrial mechanisms, crucially important to the later hegemony of Britain’s navy and merchant marine. Although Britain was the 'workshop of the world', its watchmaking industry declined. Why? First, because cheap Swiss watches were smuggled into British markets. Later, in the era of Free Trade, they were joined by machine-made watches from factories in America, enabled by the successful application to watch production of the 'American system' in Waltham, Massachusetts after 1858. The Swiss watch industry adapted itself appropriately, expanded, and reasserted its lead in the world’s markets. English watchmaking did not: its trajectory foreshadowed and was later followed by other once-prominent British industries. Clerkenwell retained its pre-industrial production methods. Other modernization attempts in Britain had limited success or failed.
Author : Ernest L. Edwardes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780854270224
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (72 download)
Download or read book The Grandfather Clock written by Ernest L. Edwardes and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Loomes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Grandfather Clocks and Their Cases written by Brian Loomes and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195189485
Total Pages : 1277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts written by Gordon Campbell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-09 with total page 1277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Author : Richard Grassby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521890861
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (98 download)
Download or read book The Business Community of Seventeenth-Century England written by Richard Grassby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-11-07 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of the business community in a pre-industrial economy.
Author : Anon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473353904
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Classic Styles of Grandfather Clocks written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage work comprises a detailed discussion on classic grandfather clocks, with information on long cases, dials, hands, corner pieces, and more. Written in clear, concise language and complete with detailed descriptions and fascinating historical information, this volume will appeal to those with a keen interest in the history and development of grandfather clocks, and will make for a lovely addition to collections of allied literature. Many older works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that this work is being republished now, in an affordable modern edition complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.
Author : David Knell
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book English Country Furniture written by David Knell and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2000 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English period furniture reference, focusing on humbler pieces from more ordinary homes over the centuries. It examines such areas as regional variations, dating assessment, construction techniques, stylistic influence and context. 108 colour & 625 b/w illustrations
Author : Ernest L. Edwardes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (153 download)
Download or read book The Grandfather Clock written by Ernest L. Edwardes and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)
Download or read book Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Smith
Publisher : Robert Hale
ISBN 13 : 9780719802706
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Restoring Grandfather Clocks written by Eric Smith and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The grandfather clock, an entirely new kind of furniture, first appeared in the late seventeenth century. From then on, with its long case to protect pendulum and weights, its rugged movement and large, clear indication of time, it has been a success story right up to the present day. Virtually none of these clocks is beyond repair and often the work required is within the scope of inexperienced owners. This is the first full-length book to cover repair and restoration of these attractive and often valuable antiques, including their casework. The first part outlines how to clean and service the clock 'works' and also how to refurbish the dial, while in the second part restoration or casework, both structural repairs and finishing, is considered. The illustrations are of two actual clocks (one eight-day and one thirty-hour) and work proceeding on them. The last part of the book sketches common variations from these particular examples. Armed with this book and appropriate tools (for work on both movement and case), the owner of a dilapidated grandfather clock will be encouraged and given the know-how to restore it to life as a useful and attractive clock and a prized possession."--Wheelers.co.nz.
Author : Brian Loomes
Publisher : ACC Distribution
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Brass Dial Clocks written by Brian Loomes and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1998 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new title discusses the origins, style and development of domestic brass dial clocks made between the early seventeenth and the end of the eighteenth centuries. The book provides a detailed examination of eight day and thirty-hour clocks with hundreds of illustrated examples of longcase, bracket, lantern derivatives, hook-and-spike and hooded clocks. It examines the development and distribution of each, with a complete re-examination of prototype thirty-hour clockwork and the work of clocksmiths, with a detailed discussion on the recognition of styles of the various regions/countries. Some of these aspects are discussed here for the first time. This new title will have a wide appeal as the author assumes no prior knowledge of the subject from his reader and concerns himself exclusively with a discussion of accessible clocks, not the rare museum pieces so often featured in other horological publications. He concentrates mainly on regional types, but also includes a very small number of London clocks in order that comparisons may be made, and uses examples from all over Britain, including Scotland and Ireland, and many from America.
Author : Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Vitale Collection of Highly Important European Clocks written by Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
