Astrolabe Catalogue

Faces

Type: Faces
Style: Astrological faces
Geometry: Inner Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Astrological face
(Numbering) starts at: 0° Aries
(Numbering) ends at: 30° Pisces
Numbered: Not numberered
Repeats: 1 times
Notes: This scale is probably meant to be the astrological faces. The letters and shapes do not, however, seem to make much sense

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

VI: half circle inside the V circle (on mashriqi astrolabes) - covering LL and LR (VI)
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