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Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 116 pp, ills. From the introduction: "In this exhibition, books, manuscripts, and engravings of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries from the Folger collection document both the changing technology of timekeeping and the changing view of time with which Renaissance men and women grappled. The early timepieces so graciously lent by The Time Museum, timepieces which date from the 16th through the early 18th centuries and which figured in the events documented here, give the exhibition an added impact and significance. This catalogue expands upon the themes developed in the display cases, Silvio Bedini traces the changing technology of timekeeping and its effect on the development of precision scientific instruments, while Ricardo Quinones illuminates the works of Renaissance writers who struggled to come to terms with time. Essays by members of the exhibition committee deal more specifically with the items on display." Contents include: Foreword; The Map of Time; The New Dynamic of Time in Renaissance Literature and Society; Exhibition Notes; Books, Manuscripts, and Engravings in the Exhibition; Timekeeping Devices in the Exhibition; Appendix 1: The Astronomical Basis of Time Reckoning; Appendix 2: Hourly Systems used in the Renaissance; Appendix 3: Clocks and Clockwork: How They Work; Bibliography. Very Good.

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