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  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • Clocks: a large carved stone gnomon, dated 1714, on Lord Reay's estate at Tongue. Lithograph after a drawing by C. G. Loch.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • The arts of Minerva reduce the power of Time to end life, but death from old age or from plague still exists. Engraving by G. Glover, 1639.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • The double-headed eagle, representing the Holy Roman Empire, stands on a bobbin holding in its wings the outer sphere of the universe showing the elements of time from which the world is made: months, days, planets, signs of the zodiac, etc. Engraving by P. Miotte.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • A seated woman personifying history and a man representing time gesturing towards the socle of a pair of columns decorated with portrait ovals; above, Fame holds her trumpet. Engraving by C. Duflos le père, 1725, after J. Desmarets.
  • Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.
  • 'Dr. Dooreslaer' appearing with mythological figures and scenes of feasting and execution. Line engraving, c. 1650.
  • Clocks: sundials and other helio-observational equipment. Engraving by T. Jefferys.
  • Clocks: a universal sundial, with a compass. Engraving.
  • Diagrams for setting-out sundials. Engraving by J. Taylor.
  • A man sleeps between Roger Bacon (?) and a musician: a brass head proclaims time present and the past. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • A procession of historical figures accompanying a car on which Time sits measuring the globe; representing the triumph of Time. Engraving by S. Pomarede, 1748, after G. Buti after Bonifacio de' Pitati.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • An alchemist with angel's wings and a skull cap, pouring fluid from a ladle into a crucible. Pencil drawing by J. Tenniel, 1898.
  • A bracket clock (shelf clock, mantel clock). Construction and assembly by John Leroux, 177-.
  • A scholar pores over a book, searching for inspiration. Etching by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
  • A scholar-alchemist pores over a book, searching for inspiration. Etching by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
  • A scholar-alchemist pores over a book, searching for inspiration. Etching by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Diagrams for setting-out sundials. Engraving by J. Taylor.