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Book Synopsis French Eighteenth-century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection by : Peter Hughes
Download or read book French Eighteenth-century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection written by Peter Hughes and published by Paul Holberton Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th Marquess of Hertford had a passion for clocks, collecting them in both Paris and London. Most were kept in his apartment in the rue Laffitte, but several, acquired in England, were part of the furnishings of Hertford House, notably the monumental astronomical clock. Despite the elaborate movement of the latter, Lord Hertford, like the French eighteenth-century noblemen whose tastes he so often shared, bought his clocks for the artistry of their cases, whether in Boulle marquetry, gilt and patinated bronze, gilt bronze and marble, Sevres porcelain, lapis lazuli, tulipwood or ebony. His taste in clocks was supremely that of a collector for whom time itself did not matter. All the eighteenth-century clocks and barometers formerly owned by the Marquess and now in the Wallace Collection are featured in this book. For each clock a description of the case and movement is provided, along with details of the work of the clockmakers, cabinetmakers, bronze founders and gilders. There are full-page colour illustrations of each clock, accompanied by details in black and white of the movements and photographs of comparable clocks. Essays on clock cases and on clock movements and barometers put the Marquess's collection in its historical context, while a glossary and diagrams provide technical details. Of great interest to historians of the decorative arts and to horologists, the book will also appeal to anyone with a love of French art of the eighteenth century.
Book Synopsis Antiquarian Horology and the Proceedings of the Antiquarian Horological Society by :
Download or read book Antiquarian Horology and the Proceedings of the Antiquarian Horological Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Present State of Great Britain by : Guy Miege
Download or read book The Present State of Great Britain written by Guy Miege and published by . This book was released on 1743 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Precision Pendulum Clocks by : Derek Roberts
Download or read book Precision Pendulum Clocks written by Derek Roberts and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume chronicles the horological work carried out in France, Germany, and North America and completes the fascinating history of precision timekeeping in recent time. Over 500 beautiful color and black-and-white photographs illustrate the historical contributions of renowned clockmakers from France and Germany. America's contribution to precision timekeeping is chronicled along with recent advancements in precision pendulum timekeeping.
Book Synopsis Curiosities of Clocks and Watches by : Edward J. Wood
Download or read book Curiosities of Clocks and Watches written by Edward J. Wood and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Magnae Britanni Notitia: Or, The Present State of Great Britain; with Diverse Remarks Upon the Ancient State Thereof by : John Chamberlayne
Download or read book Magnae Britanni Notitia: Or, The Present State of Great Britain; with Diverse Remarks Upon the Ancient State Thereof written by John Chamberlayne and published by . This book was released on 1737 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Magnae Britanniae Notitia by : John Chamberlayne
Download or read book Magnae Britanniae Notitia written by John Chamberlayne and published by . This book was released on 1748 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers by : Frederick James Britten
Download or read book Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers written by Frederick James Britten and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Encyclopaedia of Famous Clock and Watchmakers - Details of Famous and World Renowned Watch and Clock Makers by : Anon
Download or read book An Encyclopaedia of Famous Clock and Watchmakers - Details of Famous and World Renowned Watch and Clock Makers written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book contains an alphabetical list of world famous watch and clock makers. Each entry signifies the period when the person referred to was connected with the Clockmaker's Company, or known to be in business, or when some example of their work was made. Following the names and addresses of some makers is a description of their work which has been met with, or of some invention or distinguishing trait.
Book Synopsis Curiosities of Clocks and Watches from the Earliest Times by : Edward J. WOOD (of Clerkenwell.)
Download or read book Curiosities of Clocks and Watches from the Earliest Times written by Edward J. WOOD (of Clerkenwell.) and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of Watches by : David Thompson
Download or read book The History of Watches written by David Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Showcases the incomparable collection of watches at the British Museum"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Index and introductory. Raw materials. Machinery.-v.2. Manufactures. Fine arts. Colonies.-v.3 Foreign states by : Robert Ellis (F.L.S.)
Download or read book Index and introductory. Raw materials. Machinery.-v.2. Manufactures. Fine arts. Colonies.-v.3 Foreign states written by Robert Ellis (F.L.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Book Synopsis European Clocks and Watches in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by : Clare Vincent
Download or read book European Clocks and Watches in The Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Clare Vincent and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the world's greatest technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time The Metropolitan Museum of Art's unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the late Renaissance through the nineteenth century, this fascinating book enriches our understanding of the origins and evolution of these ingenious works. It showcases fifty-four clocks, watches, and other timekeeping devices, each represented with an in-depth description and new photography of the exterior and the inner mechanisms. Among these masterpieces is an ornate sixteenth-century celestial timepiece that accurately predicts the trajectory of the sun, moon, and stars; an eighteenth-century longcase clock by David Roentgen that shows the time in the ten most important cities of the day; and a nineteenth-century watch featuring a penetrating portrait of Czar Nicholas I of Russia. Created by the best craftsmen in Austria, England, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, these magnificent timepieces have been selected for their remarkable beauty and design, as well as their sophisticated mechanics. Built upon decades of expert research, this publication is a long-overdue survey of these stunning visual and technological marvels.
Book Synopsis The International Antiques Yearbook by :
Download or read book The International Antiques Yearbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum by : Gillian Wilson
Download or read book European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum written by Gillian Wilson and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its decorative arts collection twenty clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798: eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. They demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clockmakers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations.
Book Synopsis Giuseppe Campani, “Inventor Romae,” an Uncommon Genius by : Silvio Bedini
Download or read book Giuseppe Campani, “Inventor Romae,” an Uncommon Genius written by Silvio Bedini and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giuseppe Campani, “Inventor Romae,” an Uncommon Genius offers an account of the life and creations of the most talented maker of optic lenses, silent clocks and projector clocks of the second half of the seventeenth century but also provides you with unique insights into the scientific and technological landscape of baroque Rome and its links to a broader European scene.
