Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date late 14th century
Place Europe
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
Accession 1957-84/174

Provenance

Billmeir bought it from Nicolas Landau, a collector and dealer of Paris, during the period 1955-57. A coat of arms, presumably of an early owner, is roughly and informally engraved in the mater, but has not been identified.
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