The old English master clockmakers and their clocks, 1670-1820 / Herbert Cescinsky.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1938]Description: xii, 182 pages : illustrations (including portraits) ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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