No prior knowledge is assumed in the reader and the book explains how even the beginner can very easily learn to assess the style, age and quality and even the region of origin of any brass dial clock.
The development of dial and case style is explained in non-technical detail with a massive eight hundred photographs, many taken purposely for this book. Particular concentration is given to the origins and development of provincial clockmaking, with London examples used principally as a standard against which to measure provincial work. Regional trends and tastes in dials and cases are identified and explained in detail.
The book is written in a manner which can easily be followed by the beginner or the inexperienced owner of a clock, but the expert will find much here that is new. Required reading for the owner of any brass dial clock as well as collectors and dealers.