Author: Harry Mark PetrakisPublisher: Lake View Press
ISBN: 9780385048774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Hour of the Bell
Author: Harry Mark PetrakisPublisher: Lake View Press
ISBN: 9780385048774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster
Author: Chris McKayPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191615080
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book covers the history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009. The book begins by taking the reader through a typical visit to the Clock Tower, and then begins the history of the palace of Westminster, covering the fire of 1834, the building of the New Houses of Parliament and development of the clock and the bells, going into detail on their design and installation. The book covers the famous cracking of the current bell Big Ben in 1859, with sketches of all the characters involved, the two world wars, and the disaster of 1976. The book ends with a detailed technical description of the clock mechanism. The book is richly illustrated, and will appeal not only to clockmakers and horologists, but to bell enthusiasts, and those with an interest in our rich Victorian heritage.
A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks and Watches and Bells
Author: Edmund Beckett Baron GrimthorpePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bells
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
History of the Hour
Author: Gerhard Dohrn-van RossumPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226155110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This text provides an overview of the history of the mechanical clock and its effects on European society from the late Middle Ages to the industrial revolution. The book provides a discussion of how mechanical clocks functioned in cities and dispels many
Lectures on Church-building: with Some Practical Remarks on Bells and Clocks
Author: Edmund Beckett Baron GrimthorpePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bells
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A Rudimentary Treatise On Clocks, Watches & Bells for Public Purposes
Author: Edmund BeckettPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5876124532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
The Jewelers' Circular
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks and Watches and Bells
Author: Edmund BecketPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368822721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Treatise on Clock and Watch Making
Author: Thomas ReidPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch making
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Japan And Things Japanese
Author: Mock JoyaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136221867
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
First published in 2006. For over fifty years, the Japanese-born Western-trained author of this remarkable volume devoted himself to explaining Japanese traditions and customs to foreigners through his newspaper columns, talks and four short books. The comprehensive work presented here, drawn from all these sources deals with all aspects of Japanese life and material culture - apparel and utensils; cures and medicines; houses and buildings; fetes and festivals; fish, birds and animals; folk tales; food, sake and tobacco; living habits; marriage, funerals and memorials; natural phenomena; plants and flowers; popular beliefs and traditions; recreation and entertainment; religious rites and social customs. With over seven hundred and thirty separate entries, this unique volume is the definitive work on all Japanese things.
