Exhibition: The Astrolabe, East and West


The Christian calendar

The calendar scale on the back of this large and ornate astrolabe includes the dates of festivals in the Christian year. Erasmus Habermel is known to have carried out commissions for the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II.
Closeup of Astrolabe, by Erasmus Habermel, Prague?, c.1590 (Inv. 38097) Astrolabe, by Erasmus Habermel, Prague?, c.1590 (Inv. 38097)
Astrolabe, by Erasmus Habermel, Prague?, c.1590 (Inv. 38097))
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