The Silver Dial, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Mary C. Rowsell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331572886 ISBN 13: 9781331572886

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

< b>In a brisk, richly detailed medieval Strassburg, a book of passion, talent, and time unfolds.

Mary C. Rowsell’s The Silver Dial follows Conrad Dasipodius, a gifted young mathematician and horologist, as he forges ahead under the watchful eyes of his father and a devoted monk mentor. The story intertwines technical curiosity with family duty, love, and loss, set against a city pulsing with religious, political, and cultural tension. The narrative threads together craft, art, and the slow, patient work of building a remarkable horologic work that could change lives.

Across courtly rooms and cathedral walls, the characters carve out loyalties and confront tough choices. Radegund von Steinbach, a sharp artist with a network of influence, navigates power and persuasion alongside Bishop John of Manderscheid, a humane but burdened ruler in trying times. The plot moves through ambition, devotion, and the quiet courage that sustains people when the world around them is unsettled.

• Follow a lineage of teachers and students as they chase precision, invention, and beauty in clockwork and painting.
• Experience a vivid city full of art, faith, and the everyday challenges of life in a changing era.
• Meet strong, resourceful characters who balance duty, love, and personal ambition without losing their humanity.
• See how craftsmanship and imagination can illuminate both a community and a life’s work.

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction with a strong sense of place, intricate character dynamics, and a celebration of invention and art.

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Product Description

Excerpt from The Silver Dial, Vol. 1 Long ago, there lived in the city of Strassburg a worthy burgher named Christian Dasipodius. Very highly esteemed was this man by his fellow-citizens, and there were few among them who had not an approving word for him. This was a little remarkable, inasmuch as Christian was by no means a rich man. It is true that he had a goodly house of his own, and wore his fur-bordered gown of stout murrey-cloth with the best of them, and held his head high among the wealthiest of his merchant brethren, looking every inch the honest trader in skins and furs that he was. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331572886
• ISBN 13: 9781331572886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222