The watch : from its origins to the XIXth century /
Cardinal, Catherine,
The watch : from its origins to the XIXth century / Catherine Cardinal ; translated by Jacques Pages. - [1st English edition]. - 237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index.
1: Social and economic evolution -- From 1500 to 1600: the expansion of horology "in miniature" -- From 1600 to 1660: the strengthening of the watchmaking industry in France -- From 1660 to 1730: the predominance of English watchmaking over the French and Swiss industries -- From 1730 to 1820: three great watchmaking countries--France, Switzerland and England -- From 1830 to 1900: transformations in the watchmaking industry -- 2: Technical evolution -- The primitive watch movement -- "Small-work" horological research and its applications from 1650 to 1765 -- The conquest of prevision in the watch, from 1765 to 1820 -- The triumph of precision in the nineteenth century -- 3: Decorative evolution -- Decoration from 1500 to 1675: international fashions -- Decoration from 1675 to 1720: appearance of national styles -- Decoration from 1730 to 1820 -- Watch decoration after 1830.
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Clocks and watches--History.
Clocks and watches.
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History.
The watch : from its origins to the XIXth century / Catherine Cardinal ; translated by Jacques Pages. - [1st English edition]. - 237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index.
1: Social and economic evolution -- From 1500 to 1600: the expansion of horology "in miniature" -- From 1600 to 1660: the strengthening of the watchmaking industry in France -- From 1660 to 1730: the predominance of English watchmaking over the French and Swiss industries -- From 1730 to 1820: three great watchmaking countries--France, Switzerland and England -- From 1830 to 1900: transformations in the watchmaking industry -- 2: Technical evolution -- The primitive watch movement -- "Small-work" horological research and its applications from 1650 to 1765 -- The conquest of prevision in the watch, from 1765 to 1820 -- The triumph of precision in the nineteenth century -- 3: Decorative evolution -- Decoration from 1500 to 1675: international fashions -- Decoration from 1675 to 1720: appearance of national styles -- Decoration from 1730 to 1820 -- Watch decoration after 1830.
0914427296 9780914427292
2012515333
Clocks and watches--History.
Clocks and watches.
History Global Pocket Watch
History.