1. Horologium Sapientae: The Clock of Wisdom
Throughout early Gothic architecture prior to this breakthrough, time was represented in a "multilayered" fashion, as in the portals of Chartres cathedral (Camille 72). ... As the time period, circa 1450, and the departure from early Gothic's views of time suggest, this piece is done in late Gothic style. The machines, though modern, are still pictured amongst clearly Gothic architecture - a pointed arch, Gothic tracery and the like - as well as traditional religious metaphor in the form of the open book of scripture. ... The figure styles are again typical of the Gothic period. ... The o...
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