European Clocks and Watches

欧洲钟表：在纽约大都会艺术博物馆

●产品信息——

出版社 ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Museum of Art (2016年2月2日)

语言 ‏ : ‎ 英语

精装 ‏ : ‎ 288页

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781588395795

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1588395795

商品重量 ‏ : ‎ 1.56 kilograms

尺寸 ‏ : ‎ 22.35 x 2.29 x 30.99 cm

页面信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

●内容简介——

艺术博物馆特殊藏品中伟大的计时器的详细讨论

伟大的技术和想象力的成就之一是钟表的发明和发展。这本引人入胜的书审视了大都会博物馆的中世纪早期至19世纪的欧洲钟表收藏，丰富了我们对这些巧妙作品的起源和演变的理解。 书中展示了54个非凡的时钟、手表和其他计时装置，每一个都有深入的描述和展示外观和内部机制的新照片。 其中包括一个能准确预测太阳、月亮和星星轨迹的华丽的天体计时器，以及一个由大卫-伦琴设计的能显示当天十个重要城市时间的长壳时钟。这些作品由英国、德国、法国、意大利和荷兰的钟表匠、科学家和艺术家创作，因其艺术美感的设计，以及其精密和令人敬畏的机械装置而被选中。这本出版物建立在几十年的专家研究之上，是对这些令人惊叹的视觉和技术奇迹久违的调查。

The first detailed discussion of the greatest timepieces from the exceptional collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Among the world’s great technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time the Metropolitan Museum’s unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the early middle ages through the 19th century, this fascinating book enriches our understanding of the origins and evolution of these ingenious works. It showcases 54 extraordinary clocks, watches, and other timekeeping devices, each represented with an in-depth description and new photography showing the exterior as well as the inner mechanisms. Included are an ornate celestial timepiece that accurately predicts the trajectory of the sun, moon, and stars and a longcase clock by David Roentgen that shows the time in the ten most important cities of the day. These works, created by clockmakers, scientists, and artists in England, Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, have been selected for their artistic beauty and design excellence, as well as for their sophisticated and awe-inspiring mechanics. Built upon decades of expert research, this publication is a long-overdue survey of these stunning visual and technological marvels.