Watches / David Thompson ; photography by Saul Peckham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : British Museum, 2008Edition: [First edition]Description: 175 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780714150550
  • 071415055X
Other title:
  • British Museum watches
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Subject: The British Museum watch collection tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years. Within the collection are examples ranging from sixteenth-century early stackfreed watches made in south Germany to exquisite decorative watches of the seventeenth century.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room NK7482.5.G7 L668 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000027710

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The British Museum watch collection tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years. Within the collection are examples ranging from sixteenth-century early stackfreed watches made in south Germany to exquisite decorative watches of the seventeenth century.

Illustrated catalog of the highlights of the watch collection of the British Museum ; 77 selected pieces (68 of them pocketwatches) each on a a double page with 3 to 5 color pictures each. Reflecting the content of the collection heavily UK centric, some French and Swiss pieces, not a single USA pocketwatch. Glossary Bibliography Index

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