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 213
about 1660;it is octagonal in shape ; 3 J inches by 2^ inches.Outside the cover there is an equinoctial dial. In-side are three silver discs : one is for using the dialby moonlight; the other two form a nocturnal dial. 148 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday Within the Hd is the common string gnomon,… … Ivory Book-dial, 1630, and Octagonal Dial, 1660. old German hours from sunrise. Its date is about1630. On page 149 are three other ivory portabledials. The largest is a beautiful trinket as well asan object of use. It is oval in shape, 4^ inches by3^ inches complete, with a chain to use as a…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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