FRENCH BRONZE CLOCKS BY ELKE NIEHUSER. HARDCOVER BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1999 BY SCHIFFER PUBLISHING. THESE PENDULUM CLOCKS NOT ONLY TELL TIME BUT ALSO DEPICT MAGNIFICENT BRONZE AND GILDED SCULPTURES WHICH MORE OR LESS RELATE TO TIME, EXPECIALLY GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, AMERICAN INDIAN OR AFRICAN ORIGIN, AND INHABITANTS OF EXOTIC COUNTRIES. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE UNDERLYING STORIES AND SCENES OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN PANELS WHICH REPRESENT THE NEW, POST-REVOLUTIONARY ERA OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN 19TH CENTURY FRANCE. 9" X 12" FORMAT CONTAINING 211 COLOR AND 1456 B/W PHOTOS. BUYER TO PAY SHIPPING AND HANDLING OF $5.50 IN CONTINENTAL USA.