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Title: WATCHES
By: David Thompson
Format: Hardback

List price: £11.95


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ISBN 10: 1854442198
ISBN 13: 9781854442192
Publisher: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Pub. date: 1 November, 2007
Series: Ashmolean Handbook Series
Pages: 96
Description: Thirty of the finest timepieces have been selected for their artistry and their mechanism for this publication. The history and development of watch design and decoration are explored with examples dating from the mid-16th to the mid-19th cenDEC 2006ry.
Synopsis: The collection of watches in the Ashmolean Museum are largely as a result of three major bequests, including Bentinck Hawkins collection of 1894, the bequest of J Francis Mallett in 1947 and the collection of Eric Bullivant in 1974, comprising of 120 watches. Together these make the Ashmolean collection one of the most important outside London. The history and development of watch design and decoration is extremely well served, with many important examples dating from the 16th century to the mid 19th century. This handbook explores 30 of the best from the collection.
Illustrations: 142 colour photos
Publication: UK
Imprint: Ashmolean Museum
Returns: Returnable
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