The story of time /
The story of time /
Kristen Lippincott [and others].
- [1st edition].
- 304 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Published in association with the National Maritime Museum. Accompanies an exhibition held at The Queen's House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, 1 December 1999--24 September 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index.
Times / From observation to record : astronomy in prehistory and the early civilizations / The principles and uses of calendars / Mesoamerican and Andean timekeeping and calendars / Time and space in Islam / Cyclical and linear concepts of time in China / Cycles, seasons and stages of life : time in a Japanese context / Inuit time / Of spheres and shadows / The growth of modern timekeeping / The image of vanitas : efflorescence and evanescence / Time and the portrait / Seasons and moments : time and nineteenth-century art / "These fragments I have shored against my ruins" / Art and time in the twentieth century / Music and time / Does time heal? Time in the history of medicine / The history of anniversaries : time, number and sign / Time and history / Geologists' time : a brief history / Australian aboriginal concepts of time / Egyptian time / Understanding the beginning and the end / by Umberto Eco -- by John North -- by Silke Ackermann -- by Anthony Aveni -- by David A. King -- by Michael Loewe -- by Joy Hendry -- by John MacDonald -- by Elly Dekker -- by Jonathan Betts -- by Ivan Gaskell -- by Lorne Campbell -- by John House -- by Marcia Pointon -- by Dawn Ades -- by Iain Fenlon -- by Ken Arnold -- by E.H. Gombrich -- by Felipe Fernández-Armesto -- by Martin Rudwick -- by Howard Morphy -- by Anthony Spalinger -- by Martin Rees.
"The Story of Time is a unique multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural exploration of every aspect of time across the Earth, from the earliest civilizations to the beginning of the third millennium. With original contributions from an outstanding cast of international authors, it questions people's perceptions of time and reflects the many ways in which cultures around the world have responded to time, measured time and expressed their understanding of time." "The Story of Time serves as an exceptionally stimulating and informative guide to all who wish to travel through the most universal yet mysterious of subjects. The book is published to coincide with a major exhibition being held at the Queen's House of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and with the celebration of the new millennium at the Royal Observatory, the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World and the point at which the new millennium begins."--Jacket.
1858940729 9781858940724 1858940737 9781858940731
2011379241
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Time.
Time--Exhibitions.
Time--Philosophy.
Time--Social aspects.
Time
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Time--Social aspects.
History Global RGO Greenwich NMM Museum catalog Gombrich, E.H. Timekeeper (general)
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Published in association with the National Maritime Museum. Accompanies an exhibition held at The Queen's House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, 1 December 1999--24 September 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index.
Times / From observation to record : astronomy in prehistory and the early civilizations / The principles and uses of calendars / Mesoamerican and Andean timekeeping and calendars / Time and space in Islam / Cyclical and linear concepts of time in China / Cycles, seasons and stages of life : time in a Japanese context / Inuit time / Of spheres and shadows / The growth of modern timekeeping / The image of vanitas : efflorescence and evanescence / Time and the portrait / Seasons and moments : time and nineteenth-century art / "These fragments I have shored against my ruins" / Art and time in the twentieth century / Music and time / Does time heal? Time in the history of medicine / The history of anniversaries : time, number and sign / Time and history / Geologists' time : a brief history / Australian aboriginal concepts of time / Egyptian time / Understanding the beginning and the end / by Umberto Eco -- by John North -- by Silke Ackermann -- by Anthony Aveni -- by David A. King -- by Michael Loewe -- by Joy Hendry -- by John MacDonald -- by Elly Dekker -- by Jonathan Betts -- by Ivan Gaskell -- by Lorne Campbell -- by John House -- by Marcia Pointon -- by Dawn Ades -- by Iain Fenlon -- by Ken Arnold -- by E.H. Gombrich -- by Felipe Fernández-Armesto -- by Martin Rudwick -- by Howard Morphy -- by Anthony Spalinger -- by Martin Rees.
"The Story of Time is a unique multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural exploration of every aspect of time across the Earth, from the earliest civilizations to the beginning of the third millennium. With original contributions from an outstanding cast of international authors, it questions people's perceptions of time and reflects the many ways in which cultures around the world have responded to time, measured time and expressed their understanding of time." "The Story of Time serves as an exceptionally stimulating and informative guide to all who wish to travel through the most universal yet mysterious of subjects. The book is published to coincide with a major exhibition being held at the Queen's House of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and with the celebration of the new millennium at the Royal Observatory, the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World and the point at which the new millennium begins."--Jacket.
1858940729 9781858940724 1858940737 9781858940731
2011379241
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Time.
Time--Exhibitions.
Time--Philosophy.
Time--Social aspects.
Time
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Time--Social aspects.
History Global RGO Greenwich NMM Museum catalog Gombrich, E.H. Timekeeper (general)
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.