Against the clock

Time awareness in early modern Antwerp, 1585-1789

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5789779
AutoresBruno Blondé (0000-0002-2118-799X, University of Antwerp), Geert Verhoeven (0000-0002-6003-5550, University of Antwerp), Gerrit Verhoeven (University of Antwerp)
Año2013
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas213-244
Fecha de publicación2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaContinuity and Change (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0268-4160 • E-ISSN: 1469-218X
EditorialLiverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1017/s026841601300026x
OpenAlexW2025009468
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas16

Traditionally a large role has been attributed to the spread of clocks and watches in fostering a 'modern' awareness of time. Yet, little research is available that empirically enables signs of growing time awareness to be linked to the distribution of time-keeping devices. In this article both these phenomena are brought together using two independent sets of evidence that permit the hypothesis that clocks and watches contributed to a heightened consciousness of time to be tested. While the ownership of clocks and watches was socially skewed, highly gendered and unevenly distributed over time, time awareness - as exemplified throughout numerous court cases - was essentially none of these

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