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Portable diptych sundial
1602
Paulus Reinman
This multifunctional sundial incorporates a compass, provides the time in two different twenty-four-hour systems (Babylonian hours, beginning at sunrise, and Italian hours, beginning at sunset), and indicates the number of daylight hours throughout the year. It can be used from Gdansk (Danzig) to the Greek island of Corfu, as the latitude table on the vertical leaf indicates. The engravings include two enchanting scenes of musicians and lovers. |