ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS
Written by Herbert Cescinsky, Malcolm R. Webster
Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky, Malcolm R. Webster
Published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.
in 1969
ISBN: 0600008975
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
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Front cover
Contents
- The Problem of the Measurement of Time
- The Law of the Pendulum
- The Regulation of Domestic Clocks
- The Mechanism of Clocks
- Brass Lantern or "Birdcage" Clocks
- The Development of Long-Case Clock Dials
- The Development of Clock Hands
- The Development of the Spandrel-Corners of Clock Dials
- Long-Case Clocks from 1670 to 1740
- Lacquered Cases of Long Clocks
- Long-Case Clocks from 1760 to 1800
- The Decline of the Long-Case Clock
- Chippendale and Sheraton Clock Cases
- Bracket Clocks from 1670 to 1800
- Mural and Cartel Clocks
- Names of Makers Illustrated in the Volume