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
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ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS
Written by Herbert Cescinsky, Malcolm R. Webster.
Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky, Malcolm R. Webster.
Stock no. 1826994
1st thus.
1969.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A classic account of the clock styles and types made in England from the late seventeenth century to the nineteenth. Originally published in 1913 by George Routledge and Sons Limited, this is the new edition. Large format. White cloth boards, green title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 0600008975. Text block and endpapers browned. Relatively minor dampstain to vertical margins (edge of page). White pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby. Slight musty odour present.
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