Menu 227 of 520 Previousnext FirstLast Sorted by: Instrument type Maker Place Date Overview Details				Catalogue Diptych Dial Signed by Hans Troschel Dated 1582; Nuremberg Ivory and brass; 55 x 78 x 12 mm This oval shaped dial indicates the length of the day, Italian and common hours and Nuremberg hours, which were a combination of Italian and Babylonian hours. The maker's mark, a bird, is punched on the outer side of the lower leaf. Museum of the History of Science, Oxford Inventory number 47472 © Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. All rights reserved. Information and images provided here may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the museum. Basic URL: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=31425 || Introduction || Essay || Museums || Bibliography || Conventions || Credits || Privacy || Help || || Catalogue entries || Handlist || Makers || Places || Articles || Glossary || Search || Home ||