Author: Ende, Hans van den & Frits van Kersen, & Maria F. van Kersen-Halbertsma & John C. Taylor:
Title: Huygens' Legacy. The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock.
Description: 2004, (27,7 x 31,2 cm), xv, 302 pp. numerous colour ills., hardcover and dust wrappers. ¶ This book was published to accompany an exhibition of 90 French, English and Dutch clocks at Het Loo Palace in Holland in 2004. It contains 4 main sections: Prologue 1600 - 1656, Invention and Early Development 1656 - 1666, Progression and Innovation 1666 - 1685, and Further Developments and Perfection 1685 - 1710. This is an important reference work for the early implementation and development of the pendulum clock. All exhibited clocks are depicted in the book (a.o. face and movement).
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Title: Huygens' Legacy. The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock.
Description: 2004, (27,7 x 31,2 cm), xv, 302 pp. numerous colour ills., hardcover and dust wrappers. ¶ This book was published to accompany an exhibition of 90 French, English and Dutch clocks at Het Loo Palace in Holland in 2004. It contains 4 main sections: Prologue 1600 - 1656, Invention and Early Development 1656 - 1666, Progression and Innovation 1666 - 1685, and Further Developments and Perfection 1685 - 1710. This is an important reference work for the early implementation and development of the pendulum clock. All exhibited clocks are depicted in the book (a.o. face and movement).
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Price: EUR 150.00 = appr. US$ 163.03 Seller: Scriptum Art Books v.o.f.
- Book number: 7610
- Book number: 7610
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