The variety of dials
It is almost impossible to do justice to the sheer range of sundial designs. Apart from plane surfaces, the hour lines can be arranged inside a bowl [1, 2], or on the outside of a globe [4]. Stone was common for monumental dials, and brass, wood and ivory for portable. Stone was also occasionally used for portable instruments, whether crudely marked [3], or delicately picked out in relief [5].
Other narratives:
Related Objects:
- Inventory No. 46540, "Scaphe Dial, by Georg Hartmann, Nuremberg, 1539" [1960-19], Hartmann, Georg
- Inventory No. 47409, "Scaphe Dial and Compass, by Kang Yun, Korea, 1870" [1924-0/part], Kang Yun
- Inventory No. 38841, "Medieval Stone Sundial, English" [1935-4/part]
- Inventory No. 38624, "Globe Dial, German, 16th Century" [1924-0/part]
- Inventory No. 49364, "Azimuth Dial, German, 16th Century" [1957-84/114]