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001			6363bbbeb38a5
003			OCoLC
005			20240909204256.0
008			921007s1989 nyua b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2012515333
020			_a0914427296
020			_a9780914427292
035			_a(OCoLC)26738745
040			_aGZX _beng _erda _cGZX _dYBM _dUVV _dDLC _dOCLCQ _dOCLCF _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO _dOCLCQ _dNYHRS
049			_aHRSA
100	1		_aCardinal, Catherine, _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83220499 _94418
245	1	4	_aThe watch : _bfrom its origins to the XIXth century / _cCatherine Cardinal ; translated by Jacques Pages.
250			_a[1st English edition].
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bTabard Press, _c[1989]
264		4	_c©1989
300			_a237 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index.
505	0		_a1: Social and economic evolution -- From 1500 to 1600: the expansion of horology "in miniature" -- From 1600 to 1660: the strengthening of the watchmaking industry in France -- From 1660 to 1730: the predominance of English watchmaking over the French and Swiss industries -- From 1730 to 1820: three great watchmaking countries--France, Switzerland and England -- From 1830 to 1900: transformations in the watchmaking industry -- 2: Technical evolution -- The primitive watch movement -- "Small-work" horological research and its applications from 1650 to 1765 -- The conquest of prevision in the watch, from 1765 to 1820 -- The triumph of precision in the nineteenth century -- 3: Decorative evolution -- Decoration from 1500 to 1675: international fashions -- Decoration from 1675 to 1720: appearance of national styles -- Decoration from 1730 to 1820 -- Watch decoration after 1830.
562			_331560000057105 _b4609
590			_aRichly illustrated book on the history of the watch up to the 19th century, translated from the french, originally published in 1985 in french by ofice du livre, Fribourg. (contrary to what the title implies, all industrial watchmaking in the second half of the 19th century and all watchmaking outside France, Switzerland and England is completly ignored). Looks at the historic/social element, the technology development, and the artistic/fashion development, Bibliography.Index.
650		0	_aClocks and watches _xHistory. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101137 _97530
650		7	_aClocks and watches. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00864521 _96879
653		0	_aHistory
653		5	_aGlobal
653		0	_aPocket Watch
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700	1		_aPages, Jacques, _etranslator.
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