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 310
ontheir gnomons. The pillar should be plain save atthe base, where a circular block could show in verylow relief a few lines suggestive of Tulip leaves. Great indifference or lack of taste is often shownin regard to the relation of the ornamentation of thedial-plate to that of the pedestal. The… … 228 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday nor would I wish a floral ornamentation on thedial-plate and the signs of the zodiac on the ped-estal. Very rarely an old gnomon will show some curi-ous design. On page 227 is pictured the gnomonof a vertical dial at Lelant Church, Cornwall; it is the figure of…
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