Download or read book French Eighteenth century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection written by Peter Hughes and published by Paul Holberton Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th Marquess of Hertford had a passion for clocks, collecting them in both Paris and London. Most were kept in his apartment in the rue Laffitte, but several, acquired in England, were part of the furnishings of Hertford House, notably the monumental astronomical clock. Despite the elaborate movement of the latter, Lord Hertford, like the French eighteenth-century noblemen whose tastes he so often shared, bought his clocks for the artistry of their cases, whether in Boulle marquetry, gilt and patinated bronze, gilt bronze and marble, Sevres porcelain, lapis lazuli, tulipwood or ebony. His taste in clocks was supremely that of a collector for whom time itself did not matter. All the eighteenth-century clocks and barometers formerly owned by the Marquess and now in the Wallace Collection are featured in this book. For each clock a description of the case and movement is provided, along with details of the work of the clockmakers, cabinetmakers, bronze founders and gilders. There are full-page colour illustrations of each clock, accompanied by details in black and white of the movements and photographs of comparable clocks. Essays on clock cases and on clock movements and barometers put the Marquess's collection in its historical context, while a glossary and diagrams provide technical details. Of great interest to historians of the decorative arts and to horologists, the book will also appeal to anyone with a love of French art of the eighteenth century.

Download or read book Clocks and Watches written by George L. Overton and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Curiosities of Clocks and Watches written by Edward J. Wood and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Rudimentary Treatise On Clocks Watches Bells for Public Purposes written by Edmund Beckett and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1903 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Official Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851 written by Robert Ellis (F. L. S.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks Watches Bells for Public Purposes written by Edmund Beckett Baron Grimthorpe and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Curiosities of Clocks and Watches from the Earliest Times written by Edward J. WOOD (of Clerkenwell.) and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Wonderful Inventions from the Mariner s Compass to the electric Telegraph Cable With engravings written by John TIMBS and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Official catalogue written by Great exhibition, 1851 and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Patents for Inventions Abridgments of Specifications relating to Watches Clocks and other Timekeepers written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Download or read book Official Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851 written by Weltausstellung (1851, London) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Precision Pendulum Clocks written by Derek Roberts and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume chronicles the horological work carried out in France, Germany, and North America and completes the fascinating history of precision timekeeping in recent time. Over 500 beautiful color and black-and-white photographs illustrate the historical contributions of renowned clockmakers from France and Germany. America's contribution to precision timekeeping is chronicled along with recent advancements in precision pendulum timekeeping.

Download or read book On the Compensation of Clocks Watches and Chronometers written by Edward Rigg and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks and Watches and Bells written by Edmund Beckett Baron Grimthorpe and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Official Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851 written by Anonymous and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A corrected edition of the single-volume catalogue of the Great Exhibition (1851), with maps of the Crystal Palace.