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The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550-1770 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550-1770 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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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. Change was
gradual, but significant. Over the course of eight chapters and
with reference to thirty-five exceptional images, this book unlocks
the meaning embedded within these early combinations. The true
significance of dial change can only be fully understood by
comparing dials with printed paper sources such as almanacs,
diagrams and craft pamphlets. Clock and watch makers drew on
traditional communication methods, utilised different formats to
generate trust in their work, and tried to be help users in
different contexts. The calendar, lunar and astronomical functions
were useful as a memory prompt for astrology up until the mid-late
seventeenth century. After the decline of this practice, the three
functions continued to be useful for other purposes, but eventually
declined.
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