Faszination Uhr : eine Geschichte der Zeitmessung / Giampiero Negretti, Paolo De Vecchi ; [übers. aus dem Französischen von Adelheid Person, Lüneburg].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: German Original language: Italian Publisher: München : Callwey, 1996Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783766712141
  • 3766712144
Uniform titles:
  • Orologi. German
Subject(s): Summary: This volume presents highlights of watchmaking art. At the beginning there are water clocks from Karnak that are over 3000 years old, followed by medieval sundials, glass hourglasses and the first mechanical clocks of the Renaissance. Magnificent table clocks, elegant pocket watches, precise wristwatches are presented up to the present. We learn everything about spectacular inventions, movements, cases, famous watchmakers, designers and well-known manufacturers.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB213 .N44 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000062535

Translation of : Orologi.

This volume presents highlights of watchmaking art. At the beginning there are water clocks from Karnak that are over 3000 years old, followed by medieval sundials, glass hourglasses and the first mechanical clocks of the Renaissance. Magnificent table clocks, elegant pocket watches, precise wristwatches are presented up to the present. We learn everything about spectacular inventions, movements, cases, famous watchmakers, designers and well-known manufacturers.

In German, translated from the Italian.

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Glossy coffee table book om the history of timekeeping (Original italian title 1993 'Orologi')

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