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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative '17th Century By Time Period' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your 17th Century By Time Period Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to 17th Century By Time Period 1. A Brief History Of Pocket Watches - By: Robert Thatcher Everything has its beginning. And if you believe that time starts from somewhere, also consider the beginning of time measurements. Early people have devised a system to tell the exact date. But a device that exactly tells the precise time comes much later. Water clocks, sundials, and ca... Featured ArticleAntiques - 17th Century Furniture It is rare to find furniture pre-16th Century anywhere other than in a museum. It seems that collectors have only been able to obtain pieces from the Tudor period (1485-1600) onwards and even these are relatively small in number. Until the middle of the 17th Century, furniture was fairly simple, made of oak with peg joins. Some items were painted or inlaid, but the décor, if any, was usually carving. The most common items found today are panelled oak chests, used for linen, some ...
Read full story 2. A Brief History Of The Tower Of London - By: Pauline Wapping The Tower of London has a fascinating history spanning nearly 1,000 years. It has served various purposes over the centuries fortress, prison, royal palace, jewel house, mint, arsenal and place of execution. When work was begun by William the Conqueror in 1078, Londoners had ... 3. Chairs - History Part Iii - By: Michael Russell In this next article in our continuing history of chairs we're going to pick up with Chinese chairs. There is not much known about ancient Chinese chairs. What we do know is that during the Tang dynasty, which was from 618 to 907 AD, higher seats started to appear among the Chin... 4. History Of Cuckoo Clocks - By: Bill Carmel Cuckoo clocks are unique creations that are centuries old. Thefirst cuckoo clock was produced back in the early 18th centuryin Germany's region known as the Black Forest. Clock making inthis area of Germany dates back to the early 17th century,almost a full hundred years before clockmakers a... 5. Book Cases - By: Michael Russell Once again, I am up against the book cases dilemma. Do I buy or build or leave the thousands of books in boxes? You see, I am moving again. Each time I movewith the hopes that the new residence will provide some stasis, some sanity, some degree of permanencyI find within a few weeks of starting t... 6. Botanical Prints For Scientific Research And Collecting - By: Gary Prestwich Botanical prints have a wonderful dual purpose: they are lovely aesthetic pieces, akin to fine art, but also have the meticulous detail necessary for science. Botanical prints often reflect the preoccupations of society during the time in which they were created. For example '... 7. A Brief History Of Chess - By: Michael Russell Chess has been played all over the world for over 2000 years. There is some evidence that it was developed in China two centuries before the birth of Christ. The first reference in literature can be found in a Persian poem that dates back to the 6th century. According to that poem the game was not i... 8. Antiques - 17th Century Furniture - By: Michael Russell It is rare to find furniture pre-16th Century anywhere other than in a museum. It seems that collectors have only been able to obtain pieces from the Tudor period (1485-1600) onwards and even these are relatively small in number. Until the middle of the 17th Century, furniture was fair... 9. Buying Paintings Romanticism - By: Michael Russell Though sometimes referred to as the “anti-classical” movement in art, Romanticism is a style that focuses on the artist’s individualistic and emotionally wrought point of view, and is found to oppose the art movement known as Neoclassicism. Even though there have been many artists to combine elemen... 10. Amsterdam - We're More Than Water Under A Bridge - By: Michael Russell Every place, every thing, has a beginning; because without the beginning, nothing would exist. As history points out, Amsterdam had its beginning in the13th century. Amsterdam started out as nothing more than a fishing village. A dam was built on the river Amstel and that's... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
 The current re-evaluation of 17th-century art has ensured that Annibale Carracci (1560 1609), who for centuries has been considered its greatest exponent |
| Henry Purcell And His Time - 17th Century English Chamber Music Henry Purcell and His Time - 17th Century English Chamber Music... |
| The Rags Of Time: 17th-century English Lute Songs & Dances The Rags of Time: 17th-century English lute songs & dances... |
| Pachelbel Canon (original Version) And Other 17th Century Music For Three Violins Pachelbel Canon (original version) and other 17th century music for three violins... |
| Esa Noche Yo Baílá - Feast And Devotion In High Peru Of The 17th Century Esa Noche Yo Baílá - Feast and Devotion in High Peru of the 17th Century... |
| English Country Dances - 17th Century Music From The Publications Of John Playford English Country Dances - 17th Century Music from the Publications of John Playford... |
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