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Diptych Dial
Signed by Paul Reinmann
Dated 1578; Nuremberg
Ivory and brass; 67 x 52 x 11 mm

This is a standard Nuremberg diptych dial by the well known maker Paul Reinmann following the technical designs published by Georg Hartmann. The compass is a replacement with the card signed by E. Ch. Stockert, a German sundial maker in the 18th century.

The instrument contains a wind rose and a vertical and horizontal string gnomon dial.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1871,11-15.15

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