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European clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Gillian Wilson ... [et. al.].

Title
European clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum / Gillian Wilson ... [et. al.].
Author
J. Paul Getty Museum
Publication
Los Angeles : The Museum, c1996.

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Wilson, Gillian, 1941-2019
Description
xii, 211 p. : ill. (some col.); 32 cm.
Summary
"Among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its Decorative Arts collection twenty clocks from the period 1680-1798; eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. The demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clock makers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations."--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • J. Paul Getty Museum > Catalogs
  • Geschichte 1680-1800
  • Clocks and watches > Europe > Catalogs
  • Clocks and watches > Malibu > Catalogs
Genre/Form
  • Catalogs
  • Catalogs.
Note
  • "...revised and enlarged edition of 'French eighteenth-century clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum, published in 1976"--P. ix.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. xi-xii) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0892362545
LCCN
^^^95025489^
OCLC
  • 33245811
  • SCSB-9888861
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Harvard Library