The Palace Museum Clocks

Author: Wan Jun
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book presents the clocks of the Forbidden City in a picture-and-text format, including those produced in the UK, France, Switzerland, as well as the US, Japan, and other countries. The production dates range from the 18th century to the early 20th century. It not only reflects the history of world clock development over these 200 years but also showcases the highest level of clockmaking at the time.