Marking time : objects, people, and their lives, 1500-1800 /
How do we measure the days of our lives? Marking Time considers that profound question in the context of early modern Britain. The period from 1500 to 1800 was one of extraordinary social transformations, many having to do with the way time itself was understood, measured and recorded.
| Uniform Title: | Marking time (Yale Center for British Art) |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Connecticut :
Yale University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | How do we measure the days of our lives? Marking Time considers that profound question in the context of early modern Britain. The period from 1500 to 1800 was one of extraordinary social transformations, many having to do with the way time itself was understood, measured and recorded. |
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| Physical Description: | 518 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780300254105 0300254105 |