Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World

Informationen zum Autor Brian Loomes is Britain's best known and most widely published author in the field of antique clocks. He has written scores of articles and numerous books on the subject including several which have become standard texts and are used by collectors, dealers and museums throughout the modern world. Since 1966, he has lived in the Yorkshire Dales where he runs an antiques business with his wife and son - specializing, naturally, in clocks. Klappentext Contains information on about 90,000 watchmakers working between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. This directory is useful for watchmakers and clockmakers, collectors, dealers, museums, historians and libraries. Working dates include, where known, dates and places of birth, apprenticeship, freedom, marriage and death. Zusammenfassung Contains information on about 90!000 watchmakers working between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. This directory is useful for watchmakers and clockmakers! collectors! dealers! museums! historians and libraries. Working dates include! where known! dates and places of birth! apprenticeship! freedom! marriage and death.

Product details

• Authors: G H Baillie, Brian Loomes, Loomes Brian
• Publisher: HALE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2006
• EAN: 9780719803307
• ISBN: 978-0-7198-0330-7
• No. of pages: 888
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 225 mm x 50 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches, Reference works, Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata, Other manufacturing technologies, Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, Clocks, Chronometers & Watches (Horology)