Time’s Subjects

Horology and Literature in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance

John Scattergood

“The book is illustrated with sixteen colour plates and fifteen black and white, all of which are discussed in some detail, but what really distinguishes this book from most horological books is the wealth of literary quotations (poetry and prose) from a multitude of printed and manuscript sources, which the author presents and discusses. These are from Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Middle English, English and other European languages (with translations where appropriate). Many of these quotations were new to this reviewer, and will be new to most readers of AH. With Scattergood’s insightful interpretations and illuminating discussions they are a tribute to the breadth of his reading and research. The scholarly apparatus includes a list of abbreviations, detailed notes, a list of further reading, an index of manuscripts, and a general index. Readers of this book will certainly discover much that is new and interesting in the literature of time and horology.” William Linnard, Antiquarian Horology (2023)