The old English master clockmakers and their clocks, 1670-1820 / Herbert Cescinsky.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1938]Description: xii, 182 pages : illustrations (including portraits) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s):
Contents:
Time and timekeepers -- Time and the pendulum -- Trains and escapements -- The Clockmakers' Company -- Brass lantern clocks -- Clock dials -- The development of grandfather clock cases -- Renowned clock makers -- The holes in the back of a grandfather clock -- Mantel or table clocks -- The collecting of clocks -- The later phases of English clocks -- Glossary of terms used in clock making -- Makers of clocks illustrated in this book.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS543.G7 C47 1938 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000045720

"Printed in Great Britain."

Time and timekeepers -- Time and the pendulum -- Trains and escapements -- The Clockmakers' Company -- Brass lantern clocks -- Clock dials -- The development of grandfather clock cases -- Renowned clock makers -- The holes in the back of a grandfather clock -- Mantel or table clocks -- The collecting of clocks -- The later phases of English clocks -- Glossary of terms used in clock making -- Makers of clocks illustrated in this book.

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277 illustrations, a reference book, focus on golden age

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