List of Colour Plates | |
Foreword | |
Acknowledgements | |
Introduction | |
Abbreviated Book Titles | |
Colour Section | p. 1 |
Setting the Stage | p. 15 |
The Beginning 1658-1670 | p. 26 |
The Anchor Escapement | p. 44 |
Developments in Clock Design 1670-1700 | p. 56 |
Marquetry Cases | p. 91 |
Lacquered or Japanned Cases | p. 118 |
Telling the Time at Night | p. 127 |
The Quest for Accuracy | p. 157 |
The Age of Elegance 1700-1750 | p. 195 |
Capital and Country 1750-1800 | p. 284 |
Accuracy Achieved | p. 384 |
Repair, Restoration and Faking | p. 422 |
Some Later Discoveries | p. 441 |
Glossary | p. 463 |
Conversion Table: Imperial to metric measurements | p. 479 |
Bibliography | p. 480 |
Indices (Makers' Index and Subject Index) | p. 483 |
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