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,...
The beauty of carriage clocks and their accompanying cases is an integral part of their design, but one aspect-their intricate movements-also displays...
A collection of poetry in memory of my Mum, illustrated by occasional photography, with a cover image specially commissioned from artist Derek Roberts.
A collection of poetry in memory of my Mum, illustrated by occasional photography, with a cover image specially commissioned from artist Derek Roberts...
