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 296
he obeliskwas removed to its present position. It is abouttwelve feet in height, cut clean and true from graysandstone, and consists of a shaft standing on twosteps, supporting a square block of stone, on thefour sides of which are cut dials facing the cardinalpoints of the compass. The whole is… … Sun-dial and Dial-face at Harlestone House, Northamptonshire. Pedestals and Gnomons 219 Facing page 218 is the sun-dial at HarlestoneHouse, Northamptonshire, the residence of theDuchess of Grafton, and a reproduction of a rub-bing from the dial-face. It stands on the lawn atthe south front of the…
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