A faint shadow from the
rete can be
seen on this side of the
plate. It
was a standard Hartmann-style rete. The star pointers arose
from pierced bases; the
ecliptic
supports are offset and the characteristic joined
pointer
for the star Vega (cf. the photo in Webster,
Western
Astrolabes, p 53.
Almucantars
| Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
| Divided every 2° from 0° to 90° |
Labelled every 10° with (Modern)
numerals |
Plain line. |
Azimuths
| Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
| Divided every 10° |
|
Plain line. |
Circles
| Type |
Labelled |
Style |
Notes |
| Equator |
ARIES LIBRA (Latin in Square capitals script) |
Plain line. |
|
| Tropic of Cancer |
CANCER (Latin in Square capitals script) |
Plain line. |
|
| Tropic of Capricorn |
CAPRICORNVS (Latin in Square capitals script) |
Plain line. |
|
Lines
| Type |
Labelled |
Description |
| Meridian line |
|
|
| Horizon rectus |
|
|
| Crepuscule |
LINEA AVRORE (Latin in Square capitals script) |
|
| Unequal hours |
Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, stamped script) |
(Modern), Plain line style. |
| Horoscopic (great) houses |
Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, stamped script) |
(Modern), Plain line style. |
Inscriptions
| Transcription |
Translation |
Type |
| LATI, XLII |
Latitude 42° |
Latitude |
