27%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks
Derek Roberts
€ 104.71
€ 76.32
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks
Hardback. .
The beauty of carriage clocks and their accompanying cases is an integral part of their design, but one aspect-their intricate movements-also displays solutions to mechanical problems that only the genius designer could solve. In this major new work by an expert clock historian and restorer, the reader will find over 400 exquisite color and 285 black-and-white photographs of hundreds of traveling clocks, as well as the explanations of all the major designers' work from the 17th century forward. Special chapters present the work of noted clockmakers Breguet, Garnier, Vulliamy, Cole, Frodsham, McCabe, Dent, white and more. Swiss, Austrian, French, English, ... Read more
The beauty of carriage clocks and their accompanying cases is an integral part of their design, but one aspect-their intricate movements-also displays solutions to mechanical problems that only the genius designer could solve. In this major new work by an expert clock historian and restorer, the reader will find over 400 exquisite color and 285 black-and-white photographs of hundreds of traveling clocks, as well as the explanations of all the major designers' work from the 17th century forward. Special chapters present the work of noted clockmakers Breguet, Garnier, Vulliamy, Cole, Frodsham, McCabe, Dent, white and more. Swiss, Austrian, French, English, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887404542
SKU
V9780887404542
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Derek Roberts
Derek Roberts is the author of British Longcase Clocks and Continental and American Skeleton Clocks, as well as other books and numerous horological catalogues and articles. He is a lecturer and runs a specialized clocks business in Tonbridge, Kent, England.
Reviews for Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks