This work examines 150 examples of different types of clock made in the Victorian period, including carriage clocks, mantel and table clocks, long case clocks, skeleton clocks, chronometers, Cole-type clocks, time signals and electric clocks, and turret clocks. The book gives details about the individuals and firms who made the clocks and evaluates their contribution to the history of clockmaking.

Victorian Clocks

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

GOOD, Richard

Antiques & Collectibles

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

The Discovery of the Greek Bronze Age

History

Fitton, J.Lesley

Ancient Civilizations

pp. 198, previous owner's inscription on ffep, dj price clipped, o/w vg, b/w illustrations, "In this book, scholars from a variety of disciplines provide new evidence about some of the most significant forgers and forgeries. The reception of fakes is considered, as is their importance as evidence for the history of taste and the art...

Why Fakes Matter: Essays on Problems of Authenticity

Arts & Photography

Of the many traditions we have inherited from the ancient Greeks, the use of coins must rank as one of the most important. From its first appearance in the region of Lydia (western Turkey) in the late seventh century BC, coinage gradually spread throughout the Greek world, and the history of the ancient Greeks is reflected in its evolution. Designs on Greek coins include the badges of city-states, portraits of rulers, images of Greek gods, scenes from myths and objects of daily life, and are often works of art in themselves. The dies, carved by craftsmen, sometimes bear the name or initials of the mint official responsible for their issue, and the coins might have circulated in trade, been used as gifts or dedications, or hoarded as valuables.Ian Carradice here outlines the history of Greek coins from the seventh to the first century BC, showing how they can throw light on an ancient world of wide geographical boundaries and great cultural diversity. He also considers the lasting impact of Greek coins on later civilisations. The illustrations present the full range of the die-carvers' achievement, revealing many Greek coins to be miniature masterpieces of sculpture.

Greek Coins (Classical Bookshelf)

Business & Money

Carradice, Ian

Economics

Directory of European Porcelain

Danckert, Ludwig

Practical Gemmology has for decades been recognized as the standard work for those learning how to identify gems and ornamental minerals. It is recommended by educational authorities as a course textbook, and it is also particularly suitable as a self-instructor for those entering or hoping to advance in the jewellery and gem trades, or for the keen amateur. The 21 sections comprise notes on the formation of gem materials, and a section on luminescence and electrical effects bring a more modern approach to this part of the subject. More information is given on the inclusions seen in gemstones, and the newer synthetic stones are discussed. The methods used in cutting gemstones and details of more of the unusual gemstones now cut and polished are also discussed.

Practical Gemmology; A study of the identification of gem-stones, pearls and ornamental minerals [4th edition]

WEBSTER, Robert

Book by Hickling, James E., Hickling, J. E.

Jewellery Making for Profit

Hickling, James E.

Gemmologists Compendium

Reference

PP 159 with numerous color photos. Numerous color photos highlight this practical and authoritative field guide that names every recorded opal deposit in Australia and pinpoints its location.

A Field Guide to Australian Opals

O'Leary, Barrie

Rag rugs were made by women, now mostly unknown, from the remnants to hand in their daily lives. The best designs were those inspired by nothing more than the view from the maker's window, and fashioned into a rug with scraps of worn-out children's clothes or husband's breeches or old flannel petticoats.
This book looks at rag rug-making throughout the last two centuries, describing the basic home-made apparatus of hooks and wooden frames, the patient, repetitive techniques employed by the rug-makers and their often astonishing results.
Some designs are crude, others fastidious and fine, some colours are sombre, some bright. Subjects range from abstract geometric patterns to ships at sea to the family cat. In all cases, however, the rugs brought colour into austere and improverished homes and their manufacture occupied long winter evenings of rural isolation.

Rag Rugs of England and America (The Decorative Arts Library)

TENNANT, EMMA.

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