Die Geschichte der Rädeuhr unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Uhren des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums
Frankfurt am Main: Heinrich Keller, 1905. Hardcover. Ex-library. Folio. 113,[24pp. Gray cloth with lettering in white on cover and spine. Frontispiece. Rare work on the history of the Automaton Clock up to the 18th century. Part II of the book focuses on the clocks in the possession of the Bavarian National Museum. Profusely illustrated with 24 full-page photographic reproductions in collotype on heavy card-stock, as well as 36 in-text b/w photographs of various clocks. Age wear, scuffing and minor staining on binding. Small closed tears along head and tail of spine. Library inventory number taped across tail of spine, small number stamp on contents page. Ex-libris of the Franklin Institute Library on inside of front board. Very slight age yellowing on outer edges of interior pages. Binding in good minus, interior in very good condition. g. Item #22334
Contents: I. Teil: Die Geschichte der Räderuhr: Altertum / Mittelalter / Das 16. und 17. Jahrhundert bis zur Einführung der Pendeluhren / Die Einführung der pendeluhren in der zweiten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts / Das 18. Jahrhundert. II Teil: Die Uhren des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, ausschließlich der Sonnenuhren und Sanduhren.
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