Traité général des horloges

First edition illustrated with 27 folding engraved plates and four charts.

Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with five raised bands. All edges red. Head slightly worn, corners bumped, upper joint cracked at head for 3cm.

This reference treatise in the field is the work of a researcher and scholar, a Benedictine monk (from the famous congregation of St. Maur) versed in the study of mathematics, physics and mechanics; it is a historical work on the subject, particularly on the construction of clocks; it also relates the bibliography on the subject with commentary on each work.