The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550–1770

Resource type
Book
Creator (person)
Desborough, Jane
Date published
2019
Abstract
Explores the changing use of clocks and watches from 1550-1770 to offer new insights into early modern perceptions of time Focuses on the design of dials, showing how their shifting functions and appearances are central to knowledge transmission during this period Considers the wider context of literature, emotion and temporality, connecting changing ideas about time with other aspects of early modern culture.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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