The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 235
s instrument employed by most ancientnations, and in many countries it remained in use until the tenth centuryof the Christian era. In one of his dialogues Plato declares that the philosophers are far morefortunate than the orators—these being the slaves of a miserable water-clock ; whereas the… … Fig. 143.—The Clockmaker. Designed and Engraved by J. Amman. to measure the time allowed to the advocates for pleading by means of awater-clock. Three equal portions of water were put into it—one for theprosecutor, one for the defendant, and the third for the judge. A man wascharged with the…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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