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What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!"

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Title
What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!"
Names
Cross, Launcelot (Author)
Hogg, Herbert Warrington, 1862-1893 (Illustrator)
Rawlings, Alfred, 1855-1929 (Illustrator)
Rawlings, Alfred, 1855-1929 (Artist)
Collection

The book of old sundials & their mottoes, with eight illustrations in colour by Alfred Rawlings and thirty-six drawings of some famous sundials by Warrington Hogg.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1917
Place: London, Boston [etc.]
Publisher: T.N. Foulis
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: 3-OYO (Book of old sundials & their mottoes)
Topics
Sundials
Genres
Illustrated books
Prints
Notes
Content: In the possession of Sir Frank Crisp, Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames.
Physical Description
Photomechanical prints
Extent: 19 x 13 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 4574371
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13749413
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18006d40-c6e0-012f-0267-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1917: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-80e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-80e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1917). What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-80e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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What a dead thing is a clock, compared with the simple altar-like structure and silentheart-language of the old dial!"