My most recent purchase is a series of six small books collectively called "Horloges miniatures de collection" by Éditions Atlas. As per the title, these books seem to have been accompanied by a series of small, "collectible" quartz clocks, but don't let that put you off.
With this series of books you get a French translation of some of the highlights of many of the English clock classics of the 70s and 80s - so 2 volumes dedicated to the development of skeleton clocks, I suspect mostly from Roberts' book, 2 1/2 volumes on bracket clocks, a chapter on carriage clocks, one on American clocks, on precision clocks, French clocks, Dutch clocks etc.
All up, an interesting mix of stuff - mostly cur down from other books and translated, but with bits added here and there as well.
If you read French, it could be a good addition to a library... And I love the idea that someone thought to accompany what seem to be cheap "collectible " quartz clocks with high quality content on antique clocks, presumably in the hope of creating interest inclocks in a younger generation
With this series of books you get a French translation of some of the highlights of many of the English clock classics of the 70s and 80s - so 2 volumes dedicated to the development of skeleton clocks, I suspect mostly from Roberts' book, 2 1/2 volumes on bracket clocks, a chapter on carriage clocks, one on American clocks, on precision clocks, French clocks, Dutch clocks etc.
All up, an interesting mix of stuff - mostly cur down from other books and translated, but with bits added here and there as well.
If you read French, it could be a good addition to a library... And I love the idea that someone thought to accompany what seem to be cheap "collectible " quartz clocks with high quality content on antique clocks, presumably in the hope of creating interest inclocks in a younger generation
