Few people nowadays give more than a second thought to their clocks: practical, sometimes beautiful, devices that form the background noise of our daily lives. But from their introduction in the thirteenth century onwards, clocks have held a variety of philosophical and social meanings. This talk explores the visual and literary uses of the clock, the varied meanings it could hold throughout the ages: as an ominous symbol of oncoming death, but also as a metaphor for the soul, for capitalism, and for the good use of time.

This talk is presented by the The Arts Society, Buckingham by Christina Faraday FSA FRHistS, a historian of art and ideas.

Visitors are welcome to this event, with an entrance fee of £10.