Menu   Introduction   Catalogue   Essay   Handlist   Museums   Makers   Bibliography   Places   Conventions   Articles   Credits   Glossary   Help   Search   Index				Blakene Blakene appears as the maker's name on the earliest signed and dated European instrument, an English astrolabe of 1342. Otherwise nothing is known about the maker's identity. For instruments by Blakene, see:    Astrolabe, Signed by Blakene, English, Dated 1342 (London, BM) || Introduction || Essay || Museums || Bibliography || Conventions || Credits || Privacy || Help || || Catalogue entries || Handlist || Makers || Places || Articles || Glossary || Search || Home ||