The beauty of time / Francois Chaille, Dominique Fléchon ; foreword, Franco Cologni ; translated from the French by Alexandra Keens.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Paris : Flammarion, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: English language edition; [First edition]Description: 279 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 208020341X
  • 9782080203410
  • 9782080236524
  • 2080236520
Uniform titles:
  • Beaute du temps. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A journey through the art of time / Franco Cologni -- The time of the cathedrals : watchmaking from 1300 to 1500 -- The time of the Renaissance : watchmaking from 1500 to 1675 -- The time of the Grand Siecle : watchmaking from 1675 to 1715 -- The time of the Enlightenment : watchmaking from 1715 to 1850 -- The time of industry and enterprise : watchmaking from 1850 to 1895 -- The time of the avant-gardes : watchmaking from 1895 to 1940 -- Time for all : watchmaking from 1950 to 2000 -- Time and beyond : watchmaking today.
Summary: The beauty of time, published in partnership with the prestigious Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, presents a vast panorama of horological masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present day. This unique volume pays tribute to instruments that combine exceptional engineering, aesthetics, and expertise, and whose beauty is always timely.
Holdings
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS542 .C35 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000027132

Simultaneously published in French as La beaute du temps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A journey through the art of time / Franco Cologni -- The time of the cathedrals : watchmaking from 1300 to 1500 -- The time of the Renaissance : watchmaking from 1500 to 1675 -- The time of the Grand Siecle : watchmaking from 1675 to 1715 -- The time of the Enlightenment : watchmaking from 1715 to 1850 -- The time of industry and enterprise : watchmaking from 1850 to 1895 -- The time of the avant-gardes : watchmaking from 1895 to 1940 -- Time for all : watchmaking from 1950 to 2000 -- Time and beyond : watchmaking today.

The beauty of time, published in partnership with the prestigious Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, presents a vast panorama of horological masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present day. This unique volume pays tribute to instruments that combine exceptional engineering, aesthetics, and expertise, and whose beauty is always timely.

Text in English, translated from French.

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