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Date | ca. 1400 |
Place | Paris (?) |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 41468 |
Acquisition | Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of two pieces, soldered construction. Scales on the limb: degree scale. More informationBack
Construction marks on the back include the circle and angles used to construct the shadow square. The upper half is blank. The back contains 4 scales of the following types: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Shadow square. More informationRete, Pin & Wedge
The rete contains 28 stars. The rete contains zoomorphs: dragon’s head on tropic of capricorn The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARI , TAV , GEMI , CANC , LEO , VIR , LIB , SCOR , SAGIT , CAP’COR , AQU”RI , PISCC .The rete is inscribed with a construction mark marked as: Two small marks on the back of the rete--a triangle and a backwards 5.The rete contains 1 scale of the following type: Zodiacal signs.
The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. Modern replacements, engraved. More information
Rules & Alidades
Type | Details |
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Rule | Double-ended, counter-changed. The rule is not
original. |
Alidade | Double-ended, counter-changed. The rule is not
original. |