DUBOIS, Pierre; SOLYTKOFF, Pierre. Archaeological collectio - Lot 171

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DUBOIS, Pierre; SOLYTKOFF, Pierre. Archaeological collectio - Lot 171
DUBOIS, Pierre; SOLYTKOFF, Pierre. Archaeological collection of Prince Soltykoff. Horlogerie. Description et iconographie des instruments horaires du XVIe siècle, précédés d'un abrégé historique de l'horlogerie au Moyen âge et pendant la Renaissance, suivie de la bibliographie complète de l'art de mesurer le temps depuis l'antiquité jusqu'à nos jours, Paris : Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1858. In-4 of [4], 214 p., 20 hors-texte plates drawn by Racinet and engraved on steel by C. Saunier. Paperback, printed cover, untrimmed gutter. Catalog of the collection of Prince Pierre Solytkoff (clocks, watches, pendulums, etc.) Contents: Foreword // Chapter one. A short history of time measurement // Chapter II. Purely mechanical clocks from the 10th century to the 15th century inclusive // Chapter III. The work of clockmakers in the 16th century // Chapter IV. Statutes of the corporation of clockmakers // Chapter V. Clockmakers in the 16th century // Chapter IV. [i. e. VI.]. Portable clocks, watches and pendulums // Chapter V. [i. e. VII.]. Historical and descriptive catalog of clocks and watches from the Renaissance // Appendix: Clock-making in the 17th century - Clock-making in the 18th century - Clocks and watches with equations - The shape of watches in the second half of the 18th century - Moving spheres - Description of the Passemant sphere // Notes: 1. Gerbert (Pope Sylvester II) - 2. documents on the clock of Dijon - 3. Huyghens - 4. Sully - 5. Beaumarchais - 6. Antide Janvier - 7. the clocks of Louis XVI // Bibliography.
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