Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 128
o Ww o X e o 3PS Classification of Sun-dials 79 facets on which sun-dials are formed, cup-shaped,heart-shaped, or flat. This sphere or head is usuallyattached to the pedestal by a small pivot or bar. … Queen Marys Dial, Holyrood Castle. This shape perhaps affords to us the most beau-tiful of ancient and modern dials. One of themost interesting of all facet-headed dials, and onefrom which many others have been shaped, is called 8o Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday- Queen Marys Dial at Holyrood…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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