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Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700 (Norton Library)
by Carlo M. Cipolla
Product Group: Book
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (1978-02)
ISBN: 0393008665
EAN: 9780393008661
Dewey Decimal #: 338.476811109
Binding/Media: Paperback - 191 pages
Edition: 6th Printing
SKU: SM704
Condition: Good
Comments: 1978, 192 pages, 5 x 7.5, Paperback, Book is in Good Condition - Cover shows some marks/wear/use. Book is completely intact. Inside pages are in Very Good condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.) EXCEPT previous owner's name and sticker mark at top of first page. Fast Service. Books well packed. ( « if ( document.getElementById ) { document.writeln('less'); } )
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of crafts guilds and the scientific research that led to the Industrial Revolution? Clocks and Culture is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over four hundred years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. In his introduction, Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, puts this classic book in perspective. 14 b/w illustrations.
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Customer Reviews
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A brilliant social history of clocks
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-11-12
It's surprising to learn that English was not Cipolla's first language. The language of this book is beautiful and terse, and able in a few words to capture entire eras and centuries. Speaking as a practicing horologist, I'm particularly impressed by the depth and width of Cipolla's research and the fluency with which it is all brought together. Like his "Guns, Sails and Empire", this is one of the best books written on the subject. Cipolla's ability to take a long view spanning centuries is unequaled and memorable.
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It is okay
Rating  (3)
Date: 2009-04-26
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is average. There are some interesting parts, but Cipollo can also be very dull in his writing.
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Clocks, not culture
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-12-30
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This review will be like the book: short and to the point.
While there is a lot about the development of clockwork in the time period, there seems to be very little about how clocks and timekeeping devices actually shaped the culture of the time. This deficiency disappointed me.
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My dad loves it
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-08-03
My dad's always been interested in clocks; when I saw this book, I bought it for him for his birthday.
I've received TWO emails telling me how much he's enjoyed it. :)
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Fascinating and enlightening
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-06-07
This book was a real surprise - the title doesn't sound very promising, but it was fascinating. The development of reliable time-keeping devices had a revolutionary impact on society, and we're unlikely to grasp the significance from our perspective on this side of the revolution without a book like this. It was a good read, and an enlightening one.
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