The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 221
nstrument 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 déclares that the philosophers are far morefortunate than the orators—thèse being the slaves of a misérable water-clock ; whereas the others… … I43-—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 défendant, and the third for the judge. A man wascharged with the spécial…
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