Epact Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

It is nevertheless, as a very early astrolabe part, of no small significance. With its quatrefoil elements, the design is the earliest type in Christian Europe to differ distinctly from the Hispano-Moorish pattern.

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Inventory number 45133

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