Desde há mais de uma década que Estação Cronográfica mantém "contactos horológicos" com o especialista norte-americano Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki e temos reproduzido neste blog uma série de recensões suas sobre publicações ligadas à História do Tempo e da Relojoaria. Neste caso, Montres & Cie – Horlogers normands du XVIIe siècle, da autoria de Andre Lemaire, Marianne Lombardi e Eric Gebus. Trata-se do catálogo da exposição que decorre até Dezembro no Musée de l’horlogerie, de Saint-Nicholas d’Aliermont, França. O pdf do livro pode ser descarregado, grátis, aqui.
Exploring the Oeuvre of a 17th century Normandy Watchmaker Dynasty
Montres & Cie – Horlogers normands du XVIIe siècle [Watches &. Co – Normandy watchmakers of the 17th century]. By Andre Lemaire, Marianne Lombardi and Eric Gebus. [Catalogue of the temporary exhibit June-December 2014 at Musee de l’horlogerie, Saint-Nicholas d’Aliermont (France)]. Published 2014 by Musee de l’horlogerie, Saint-Nicholas d’Aliermont, 40 pages, 21x15 cm, saddlestapled, No ISBN. Order hardcopy for 10 € at /http://www.musee-horlogerie-aliermont.fr/ , or download at http://www.musee-horlogerie-Aliermont.fr/msmedias/expositions/2014/Catalogue_Web.pdf . The regional horological museum in Saint-Nicholas d’Aliermont (France) every year mounts a major temporary exhibit, and for the last several years always also publishes a catalog, putting to shame many other museums many times its size. This year’s exhibit (and catalog) deals with Normandy made pocket watches of the 17th century, primarily the output of one family, the Hubert dynasty (1620-1760, based in Rouen). The catalog shows images with short description of 26 Hubert watches, and list 13 more who are documented, but for which no image is available. The exhibit also includes 11 additional (non Hubert) regional watches dating from this period.
This reviewer applauds the sustained efforts of a modest museum to make its activities accessible to horological enthusiasts beyond its location, and is particularly pleased that the option of a free download expands its outreach and educational mission significantly. Many larger, better funded museums around the world are put to shame by the policies set by the director Marianne Lombardi, who is moving on to bigger professional challenges this year. Let us hope that her successor follows the pattern set in the last few years.
Fortunat Mueller-Maerki, Sussex NJ (USA)
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