Isaac Habrecht's Carillon Clock: The Rolls-Royce of Renaissance clocks
Isaac Habrecht's carillon clock of 1589 was never intended to simply tell the time. It was a performance piece which, to former British Museum Curator David Thompson, was equivalent to ‘a Rolls-Royce level of clocks’. Made in Strasbourg, it is designed in imitation of the great clock in Strasbourg Cathedral (also made by Habrecht, in 1574). It is undoubtedly one of the most important surviving examples of Renaissance clockwork.
The figure of Death strikes the hour, and the carillon plays a musical setting of the Lord's Prayer written by Martin Luther in 1539. An astronomical dial shows the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac. A revolving carousel shows the days of the week, each represented by its ruling planet personified and riding in a chariot. The clock’s metal case is engraved on three sides. One side features the figures of Faith, Hope and Charity (the three key Christian virtues mentioned in the First Epistle to the Corinthians). The other side shows Wisdom, Fortitude and Justice, while the back of the clock shows the Three Fates of Greek myth, who controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death.
The clock is on display in the Museum in Room 37.
Find out more about this clock on the Google Cultural Institute: https://goo.gl/5v7vcv
Contributors (in order of appearance)
Oliver Cooke: Curator of Horology
David Thompson: former Curator of Horology
Видео Isaac Habrecht's Carillon Clock: The Rolls-Royce of Renaissance clocks канала The British Museum
The figure of Death strikes the hour, and the carillon plays a musical setting of the Lord's Prayer written by Martin Luther in 1539. An astronomical dial shows the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac. A revolving carousel shows the days of the week, each represented by its ruling planet personified and riding in a chariot. The clock’s metal case is engraved on three sides. One side features the figures of Faith, Hope and Charity (the three key Christian virtues mentioned in the First Epistle to the Corinthians). The other side shows Wisdom, Fortitude and Justice, while the back of the clock shows the Three Fates of Greek myth, who controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death.
The clock is on display in the Museum in Room 37.
Find out more about this clock on the Google Cultural Institute: https://goo.gl/5v7vcv
Contributors (in order of appearance)
Oliver Cooke: Curator of Horology
David Thompson: former Curator of Horology
Видео Isaac Habrecht's Carillon Clock: The Rolls-Royce of Renaissance clocks канала The British Museum
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
![How to tell the time in the dark... in the 17th century | Curator's Corner S2 Ep 6 #CuratorsCorner](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nwp-C7DBcYg/default.jpg)
![Making beauty: Hosono Hitomi](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QqQ_Bg0FaeE/default.jpg)
![The Antikythera Mechanism - 2D](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UpLcnAIpVRA/default.jpg)
![The International Clock Museum in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m6SmfXy4tZo/default.jpg)
![How a watch works (1949) | Hamilton Watch](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rL0_vOw6eCc/default.jpg)
![The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MKikHxKeodA/default.jpg)
![Carillon (A tower filled with 100 tons of bells)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VkRIMgTU7cA/default.jpg)
![How to make a Celtic Torc: The Snettisham Great Torc | Curator’s Corner S1 Ep 7 #CuratorsCorner](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pBu6cixcaxI/default.jpg)
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9VF8Kpb-vUY/default.jpg)
![Almonte clock tower clock tour](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l4VOsacFMqU/default.jpg)
![Sue's favourite Anglo-Saxon sword I Curator's Corner S4 Ep 4 #CuratorsCorner #SuttonSue](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uIFpeBwfvbc/default.jpg)
![St.Mary's Church Clock & Carillion Restoration Project](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Hv6LHB0C8Q/default.jpg)
![Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vpe7fevbReA/default.jpg)
![The palace decoration of Ashurbanipal](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dxk_FtZnb7w/default.jpg)
![The Rise of Gunpowder in Europe](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3C7R7Mim4NU/default.jpg)
![Ancient Mechanical Clocks](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kEsc4F4kICE/default.jpg)
![One Of The Earliest Grandfather Clocks Ever Made - 1690 William Clement English Longcase Clock](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wpb4CSquncA/default.jpg)
![Sue Takes on the Sutton Hoo Helmet | Curator's Corner S6 E5 #CuratorsCorner #SuttonSue #TheDig](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zYk0GH5iFYI/default.jpg)
![Killing time during the Trojan War with Ajax and Achilles: Curator's Corner S5 Ep 10 #CuratorsCorner](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bTJoDdQGI6s/default.jpg)
![Sacred geometry in a Renaissance ceiling from Spain](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UKpE3d4bHtY/default.jpg)