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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