Astrolabe Catalogue

Faces

Type: Faces
Style: Astrological faces
Geometry: Box
Unit of measurement: Astrological face
(Numbering) starts at: 0° Aries
(Numbering) ends at: 30° Pisces
Numbered: every 10 degrees
Repeats: 1 times
Notes: This scale is unusual in that it appears inside the shadow square rather than in the arc along the limb.

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

X: Box 'inside' the shadow square. Common site for triplicities, etc. (X)
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