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Did you know... that the costs of the great astronomical clock at Norwich Cathedral that were recorded in its Sacrist's Rolls from 1322 to 1325 provide the earliest known detailed account of clockmaking in England?

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Quote from sacrist rolls[edit]

Possibly Fa3rments = Payments; compotus = computus; hose of Latoun =??---Ehrenkater (talk) 15:56, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Payments is correct, the other words are as written in Harrod's translation. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:05, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by The C of E (talk) 06:41, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the costs of the great astronomical clock at Norwich Cathedral that were recorded in its Sacrist's Rolls from 1322 to 1325 provide the earliest known detailed account of clockmaking in England? Source: "Expenses for the astronomical clock are recorded on the sacrists' rolls between 1322 and 1325 and they provide the earliest detailed account of clock making in England."; "Tillett states that this mechanical wonder is said to have been burnt in the seventeenth century." (Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096–1996 (Atherton et al, (1996) pp. 441–442)

Improved to Good Article status by Amitchell125 (talk). Self-nominated at 07:12, 29 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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Epicgenius (talk) 15:41, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]