Accession No
6760
Brief Description
printing plate for an horary quadrant, by Richard Collin, Belgian, 1674 (c), mounted in a book-form case, 20th Century (c)
Origin
Belgium
Maker
Collin, Richard Torri, E. [case binder]
Class
horology; dials
Earliest Date
1674
Latest Date
1674
Inscription Date
1674
Material
leather; paper; metal [copper]
Dimensions
box length 152mm, width 205mm, height 17mm; paper length 121mm, width 133mm; printing plate length 81mm, width 81mm, height 1mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Tesseract, Box 151, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706, USA.
Inscription
(Box cover)
"QUADRANTE D'ALTEZZA 1674"
(Box inner)
E.TORRI
(Horary quadrant)
"R. Collin excud. Antv."
"Heu nimium tenui pendentia tempora filo!
filque Parca secat, que secat hora diem."
Description Notes
Printing plate for an horary quadrant, Belgian, 17th century (c).
The copper printing plate is secured with a strap, along with a piece of paper of the pattern printed from the plate are placed in a book-shape box. Bound in leather, the title "QUADRANTE D'ALTEZZA 1674" is embossed with golden paint. The inside of the box is covered with marbling paper.
References
Events
Description
A quadrant is a quarter of a circle. A horary quadrant is used to find the time of day by measuring the Sun's altitude. The device is usually made of wood or metal (brass), but some other cheaper options include paper on wood, or simply paper. In order to have the measurements printed on paper, one needs a printing plate, hence this collection.
This printing plate was made by the famous Flemish engraver Richard Collin (1627-1698). Born in Luxembourg, Collin worked in Rome where he was trained by Jocob von Sandrart (1630-1708), and in Antwerp where he became master in the Guild of St. Luke. Famous as a portrait engraver, he later moved to Brussels and became the court engraver for King Charles II of Spain.
11/10/2022
Created by: Guey-Mei Hsu on 11/10/2022
FM:47556
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