Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1558
Maker Giovanni Domenico Feciolo
Place Bologna
Material Brass
Acquisition Bequeathed by Mrs A. M. Billmeir in 1973
Accession 1973-11/2

Provenance

This was one of the items retained by Mr Billmeir when he gave the Billmeir Collection to the Museum in 1957. He bought it during the period 1955-57. It was previously the property of the d'Hauteville family, of Salon-de-Provence (the same provenance as inventory no. 49847). It was made for the latitude of Bologna. Its original owner was Giulio Cesare Luchino, of Bologna, who (an inscription records) supervised its construction.
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