Changing face of early modern time, 1550–1770, the
Auteur :
Desborough, Jane
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030153526
Date de publication :
10 avr. 2019
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book provides a reinterpretation of early modern clock and watch dials on the basis of use. Between 1550 and the emergence of a standard format in 1770, dials represented combinations of calendrical, lunar and astronomical information using multiple concentric rings, subsidiary dials and apertures.