The changing face of time : the making of the modern clock & watch dial, 1550-1770
This thesis provides a reinterpretation of early modern clock and watch dials on the basis of use, in response to an immense gap left in horological historiography where dial designs have been dismissed as insignificant beyond aesthetic concerns. By 1770 a standard design had emerged, which represen...
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University of Leeds
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703355 |