Description
| Product ID: | 9783897906167 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | DE |
| Title: | Die Wand- und Bodenstanduhren der Habsburgermonarchie |
| Subtitle: | 1780–1850 |
| Authors: | Author: Alexander Graef, Stephan Andreewitch, Paul Archard |
| Page Count: | 1328 |
| Subjects: | Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This two-volume publication illustrates the evolutionary history of the pendulum clock from the early Age of Metternich and provides detailed explanations on their engineering. Text in German. This two-volume publication illustrates the evolutionary history of the pendulum clock from the early Age of Metternich and provides detailed explanations on their engineering. In addition, it contains a catalogue with almost 400 wall and longcase clocks, most of which have never been published, and a unique index with over 14,000 entries on clockmakers from all over the Austrian Empire, including a vast amount of previously unknown masters and workshops. It also includes biographical information on the makers, locations of the workshops, masterpieces and exhibits from trade exhibitions, inventions, characteristic features of the pieces, sales outlets, and the prices of the time. An indispensable compendium on classic longcase and wall clocks of the Austrian Empire and a major reference work for all those with an interest in clocks! Text in German. |
| Imprint Name: | Arnoldsche |
| Publisher Name: | Arnoldsche |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-12-07 |
