Morbier Literature
Books
| François Buffard: | Names clockmakers and companies contributing to the production of Morbier clocks. |
| Bernd Deckert: | New findings around the origines of Morbier clocks with quotations from other books. Complemented with 22 pages of pictures at the end. |
| Chris Hooijkaas: | The bilingual book describes 96 Comtoise and Lantern clocks including many detailed pictures focusing on special features of the clocks. |
| David Holmes: | Short description of Morbier clocks and picture frame clocks from the 19th century. Instruction for repairing clock movements and the wooden longcase. 2nd edition contains 10 pages about Swedish Mora clocks and 7 pages about Danish Bornholm clocks |
| Leonard van Veldhoven: | The book is available in German, English, French and Dutch. It sheds new light on the emergence and development of the French Comtoise-Morbier clock. |
| Leonard van Veldhoven: | Morbier dictionary in German, English, French and Dutch. All the parts are shown in 3D drawings. |
| Siegfried Bergmann: | History and evolution of Morbier clocks now with more than 2400 highly professional pictures. A total of 589 clocks are documented, including many rarities, which are published for the first time. The 4 volumes also provide insight in the personal living conditions, the technological progress and the political evolution of France in the 18th and 19th century. |
| François Buffard: | Short introduction on Morbier clocks. Published by: Association Horlogerie Comtoise. |
| Lawrence A. Seymour: | Reprint of his articles originally published in the NAWCC bulletins between 1972 and 1977. |
| Bernd Deckert: | The 2 volumes comprising the history of Morbier clocks are complemented with 3 independent supplements showing reprints of former Morbier catalogues. |
| Ton Bollen: | 60-pages of introduction on history and features of Morbier clocks based on knowledge levels of 1974. Contains a 63-pages supplement with black & white pictures. |
| Roy Michielsen: | A detailed description covering the culture and art history aspekts in France allowing to read the meaning of the themes found on Morbier clocks. |
| Siegfried Bergmann: | History and evolution of Morbier clocks with more than 700 highly professional pictures. |
| Johan van Droffelaar: | Description and hints repairing / restoring Morbier clocks. |
| Gustav Schmitt: | Segmentation of Morbier clocks. Structured explanation of features. Diagrams illustrating different striking sequences of clocks with multiple bells. |
| Alain Caudine: | Detailed documentation of 19th century pendulums and longcases with many colored pictures. |
| Francis Maitzner – Jean Moreau: | History and features of Morbier clocks. Pictures from old catalogues. 15-pages register of Morbier clock makers. |
| Dr. Hermann Schwabe: | Short introduction about the history of Morbier clocks, the operation and the hanging of the clock. 10 monochrome pictures. |
| Francis Maitzner – Jean Moreau: | History and features of Morbier clocks. Pictures from old catalogues. 15-pages register of Morbier clock makers. |
| Ton Bollen: | Introduction on history and features of Morbier clocks. Contains a 64-pages supplement with black & white pictures. |
| Steve Z. Nemrava: | Introduction of Morbier clocks with many black & white pictures of the author's own collection. |
Exhibition Catalogues
| L'Horloge de ma Grand-Mère | Exhibition: June 18 – October 30, 2016 in the Musée du Temps Besançan, Frankreich. Many Morbier clocks are shown in their wooden cases. One room focuses on modern housings of old Morbier movements. |
| Van Torenuurwerk Tot Huisklok | Exhibition: March 27 – September 4, 2011 in the Zilver Museum Schoonhoven, Niederlande. Morbier clocks from 1700 – 1750, with signatures from Mayet and Cattin. Also Morbier alarm clocks with only one movement and the alarm are shown, as well as a bracket clock from Maximin Cattin. |
| Met Franse Slag | Exhibition: July 2 – November 21, 2004 in the Zilver Museum Schoonhoven, Niederlande. Rare Morbier clocks from 1680 – 1930 from multiple collections und museums. Many exhibits from Switzerland and Germany. |
| Quatre Siècles D'Horlogerie Française à Poids | Exhibition: May 11 – August 15, 1985 in the Musée Crozatier au Puy-en-Velay, Frankreich. French clocks with a focus on lantern clocks, Morbier clocks and „hybrid” Morbier/lantern clocks. René Schoppig has put together the exhibition catalogue. The pictures are mainly in black and white. |
| Horloges de Parquet | Exhibition: September 1975 in the Musée du Temps im Palais Granvelle in Besançon, Frankreich. Mainly French longcase clocks, most of them containing a Morbier movement. The pictures are in black and white. |
Papers in Magazines
| Gwendolyn Benda: | The Morbier Clock museum in Duesseldorf shows the wall clocks in a living room type of setting. Owner Bernd Deckert offers guided tours and special events. |
| J. Dubarry de Lassale: | Differentiating Morbier clocks of the 18th and 19th century. |
| Hans-Ulrich Wälti: | A historical presentation in 4 parts with color pictures of rare clocks and pendulums. |
| Dr. Walter Kaufmann: | An overview of Morbier clocks with price ranges. |
| Kurt Sojak: | Morbier clock from 1780 with 3 bells, Graham escapement and a rare pendulum mounting. |
| Elsbeth Wagner: | Short summary on history of the Morbier clock from 1680 – 1915. |
| Hans-Jürgen Flamm: | Pictures of Joerg Seitz's Morbier clock collection. Changes in the clock's appearence during its more than 200 years of production. |
Complementary Literature
| François Buffard, Michel Dumain, Marie-Paule Renaud:: | Overview of clock production from 1680 onwards. Published by: Association Horlogerie Comtoise. |
| Gustav Schmitt: | Differentiating wall clocks and bracket clocks with the smaller spring driven Morbier movements. |
| René Schoppig: | History and features of French iron clocks produced between 1300 and 1900. Detailed description of lantern clocks, which have been built in parallel to the Morbier clocks. Details on the variety of escapements used, including a description of the Thiout escapement. |
| René Béguin: | Description of wheel clocks based on the Morbier clock. Restoring a Morbier clock. Description of different rope knots. |
| W.F.J. Hana: | Overview of different types of wall clocks and bracket clocks with a dedicated chapter on Morbier clocks. Pictures of an exceptional one-hand clock from M. Cattin and a clock with a special shaped movement case. |
| H. Hoffmann, W. Medrow: | 13–pages article written by Gustav Schmitt with partly colored images discussing the topic: „The change of the Morbier Clock over time” |
