Padre Fray Manuel del Río - Arte de relojes de ruedas para torre, sala y faltriquera - 1798

Manuel del Río – Art of Clockwork Wheels – Volumes I and II – 13 fold-out plates – Madrid, 1798

Title: Art of Wheel Clocks, for Belfry, Hall, and Pocket (faltriquera)
Author: Fray Manuel del Río
Year: 1798
Place of publication: Madrid
Printer: Oficina de Don Antonio Cruzado
Language: Spanish
Volumes: I and II, bound together in a single volume
Pages: Volume I: 360 pages / Volume II: 200 pages
Total: 560 pages
Illustrations: 13 fold-out plates
Dimensions: 20.5 × 15.5 cm
Binding: Antique leather binding

Important Spanish treatise on clockmaking from the late eighteenth century, the work of Fray Manuel del Río, published in Madrid in 1798.

The work is devoted to the art of clockmaking and to tower, room, and pocket watches, including technical explanations on mechanisms, tools, construction, regulation, and repair of clocks.

The edition brings together Volumes I and II in a single volume, with a total of 560 pages: 360 pages corresponding to Volume I and 200 pages to Volume II.

Specially noteworthy is that it preserves the 13 fold-out plates, with numerous engravings, technical drawings, and diagrams related to mechanisms, tools, and components of clockmaking.

Antique leather binding, with gold decoration and titles on the spine.

Condition:
Item shows evident signs of age and use, in line with over two centuries. The binding shows wear, creases, losses, and marks. The pages show oxidation, stains, wrinkles, and uneven wear. The fold-out plates show creases, small tears, and deterioration along some margins, as can be seen in the photographs.

Despite these signs of age, it is an especially interesting copy for preserving the two volumes and the 13 fold-out plates.

The photographs are an integral part of the description and show in detail the actual condition of the copy.

Complete work in Volumes I and II – 560 pages – 13 fold-out plates – Madrid, 1798.