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The Invention of Clockwork (Horologia Ferrea)

ca. 1590-1600
16th century
200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)

Theodor Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (baptized 1571–buried 1633)
After Stradanus (aka aka Johannes Stradanus), Flemish, (1523–1605)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Engraving
Series: from New Discoveries and Inventions (Nova Reperta)
Edition: Engraved by Theodor Galle after Johannes Stradanus; published by Philip Galle. The DAC holds ten plates from the Nova Reperta set of 20.
Bibliography: The set is Hollstein 410–419 (vol. 7, p. 87); Hollstein 129–138 (vol. 4, p. 213); Nagler, Künstler-Lexikon (vol. 17, p. 449); Nagler, Künstler-Lexikon (vol. 19, p. 555).
Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1960
Accession Number: 1960.4.5.6

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clocks*, invention*, technology, time
  • clocks - Use for instruments that measure and indicate the passage of time, especially by mechanical means producing a regularly recurring action and indicating, usually by hands or changing numbers, the hours and minutes; not designed to be worn or otherwise carried about on a person. For wearable timepieces, use "watches."
  • invention - The quality of original and productive creativity. Use with reference specifically to art theory, especially during the Renaissance, to mean the selection and utilization of subject matter.
  • technology
  • time

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  • plate Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)

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