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Clock Cases: A Practical Guide to their Construction, Restoration and Conservation
Nigel Barnes
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Description for Clock Cases: A Practical Guide to their Construction, Restoration and Conservation
Hardback. Suitable for all those with a passion for mechanical clocks, this book examines in detail the restoration processes and provide detailed descriptions, and a wealth of photographs and diagrams. It will be of particular interest to both amateurs and professionals alike who wish to work on clock cases and restore them in the correct way. Num Pages: 208 pages, 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
This practical, informative and beautifully illustrated book will be essential reading for all those with a passion for mechanical clocks. It will be of particular interest to both amateurs and professionals alike who wish to work on clock cases and restore them in the correct way according to modern best practice. The authors, both experienced horological restorers, examine in detail the restoration processes and provide detailed descriptions, and a wealth of photographs and diagrams. Difficult, and often misunderstood, areas of restoration and conservation are explained in the context of twenty-first thinking. The haphazard approach to clock ... Read more
This practical, informative and beautifully illustrated book will be essential reading for all those with a passion for mechanical clocks. It will be of particular interest to both amateurs and professionals alike who wish to work on clock cases and restore them in the correct way according to modern best practice. The authors, both experienced horological restorers, examine in detail the restoration processes and provide detailed descriptions, and a wealth of photographs and diagrams. Difficult, and often misunderstood, areas of restoration and conservation are explained in the context of twenty-first thinking. The haphazard approach to clock ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785000232
SKU
V9781785000232
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Nigel Barnes
Nigel Barnes is a retired mining engineer whose family has a history of involvement in clockmaking stretching back to the eighteenth century. He is a member of the Institute of Conservator Restorers in Ireland. Nigel and Karoliina Ilmonen jointly operate a clock restoration, conservation and repair business (www.oldclocks.ie). Karoliina Ilmonen graduated as a furniture restorer from the Finnish ... Read more
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