Medieval clock

From humanity's earliest days, we've kept a close eye on time. The way we recorded its passage revealed what was important to us: To stay on schedule for planting and harvesting, the ancients tracked the seasons; for rituals and divination, they kept watch on the movements of the stars and planets; clocks allowed sailors to calculate longitude as they explored the world. Today, ubiquitous, accurate and synchronized, clocks keep civilization aligned.

Gothic Mechanical Clock Carlos and Maria Fernandez-Ardavin painstakingly handcrafted this Gothic clock to mirror medieval style.

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Stunning Medieval Astronomical Clock or Praha Orloj in Prague / Praha – Professional Photo. Imported from the original camera file to guarantee finest image quality. Copyright © Glenn Harvey 2017 all rights reserved. Registered at the UK Copyright Service. Registration No: 284701632.

Explore a world of dark mechanical curiosities and horological contradictions. Rare hand-sculpted timepieces by Eric Freitas.

Time is a peculiar concept, elusive and mysterious. Though we experience it every day, it remains a mystery to us. From the ancient esoteric traditions of the orient to the most recent quantum mechanical research, the nature of time continues to puzzle us…

The image of a dragon has withstood the test of time, and this unique hourglass features one on all sides. Our Encapsulated By Dragons Sand Timer displays four dragons coated in a bronze finish alongside a glass timer filled with colored sand.

The superb and ancient Medieval clock in Wells Cathedral. Another one of those shots where i clamped the camera to part of the church fabric and largely hoped for the best. The little figures that race round every quarter hour are on a corbel above, but proved too illusive to catch for the moment, but the gloriously coloured dial was just as eyecatching.