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by Derek Roberts Derek Roberts has been professionally involved in the world of horology for some thirty-five years, running a world-renowned business in Tonbridge, thirty miles south of London. He gained his Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1977 and was elected to the livery in the following year. He and his highly skilled team of clock and cabinet makers buy, research, restore and sell a wide range of clacks, all of which are carefully documented and photographed. He has held several major exhibitions; the most of important was "Precision Pendulum Clocks" in 1986.
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British Longcase Clocks by Derek Roberts - 0887402305
The longcase clock has been a part of the Englishman's home for some 300 years and has gained a place in his heart seldom if every achieved by any other domestic item. An example of its importance in family life is that it, with the bed and the house, was nearly always mentioned specifically in the will. In Derek Roberts's important book, readers find a wealth of valuable information detailing the British origins, evolution, and wide range of longcase clocks that have been produced sin...
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Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks - 0887404545
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 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. ...
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Continental & American Skeleton Clocks - 0887401821
The skeleton clock probably is the most fascinating of all clocks. It displays, by means of its fretted-out frame and lack of any protective case other than a glass dome, its innermost workings. Therefore, this type of clock attracted the attention of some of the finest makers, particularly those working in France from circa 1760-1860 as it enabled them to display their skills so completely. It was for the same reason that it was popular with their wealthy clients, who could show off their la...
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English Precision Pendulum Clocks by Derek Roberts - 0764318462
Author Derek Roberts has compiled yet another superb horological book. English Precision Pendulum Clocks presents the fascinating developments in precision time keeping in England from 1720 through the 18th and 19th centuries. The work of well-known 18th century horologists, Shelton, Ellicott, Arnold, Cumming, Earnshaw and the Vulliamys, Reid and Hardy and others are included. Their technical advances in precision pendulum clocks are documented along with the evolution of the cases the...
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Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks by Derek Roberts - 0764308734
Since the 13th century, a few special public clocks have included the movement of the sun, moon, earth and other planets, and from those early days Jacks were devised as human figures which actually "struck" the hours. Soon thereafter, automata appeared as mechanical figures that performed many and various acts, such as the four knights on horseback who joust on the hour at the Wells Cathedral in England. Over 300 clocks, for buildings or tabletops, which do far more than tell time, are prese...
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Precision Pendulum Clocks - France, Germany, America, and Recent Advancements - 0764320211
This long-awaited volume chronicles the horological work carried out in France, Germany, and North America and completes the fascinating history of precision timekeeping in recent time. In France, renowned clockmakers include the Berthouds, the Lepautes, Robin, Janvier, Lepine, LeRoy and Leroy, Bourdier, Jacot and Jarossay. In Germany the primary emphasis is on Riefler, Strasser, and Rohde, but the works of other important makers are also considered. America's contribution to precision timeke...
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Precision Pendulum Clocks: The Quest for Accurate Timekeeping - 0764316362
The incredible story of how leading clockmakers, primarily of England, struggled to control accurate timekeeping for over 300 years. A thorough yet concise text is accompanied by nearly 1,000 photographs of clocks which demonstrate each fascinating development. Georgian, Regency, and Victorian advances are shown to have contributed to the eventual success of accurately measuring time, that is so crucial to the success of todays highly integrated society. = = Chapters include: * Finding and Ke...
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