sand or hour-glass, ratherthan this ancient water horologe. The hour-glass in-. volved the same principle, but seemingly admittedslight change of form, although there was wide diversityin the ornamentation and shape of the frame. Some-times the decoration was very beautiful, as in the oneat St… … Arouse Jflxturc »? »raMe? «p Tfubbarft 5ttfS. Co. 87 of Jerome (331-420 A. D.), but Benson states that it wasknown as early as 200 B. C, and that the best instru-ments had been found to be those in which powderedegg shells supplied the place of sand. Though hallowed by time, and noteworthy for…
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