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 218
disappointments of a collector. ** As high as we had mounted in delightIn our dejection did we sink as low. A unique and beautiful casket-shaped dial be-longing to Mr. Evans is shown on page 154. The base is 8^ inches by6 inches; the top 5inches by 3^ inches ;the height 4 inches.The sides are… … Brass Equinoctial Dial, Augustin. 154 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday ing sides are five sun-dials, showing both Italiantime (reckoned from sunset to sunset) and the ordi-nary hours. The gnomons of these dials are inthe figure of a boy with outstretched finger. Each time-boy wears an encircling…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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