Accession No

1758

Brief Description

horary quadrant, paper on wood, Italian, 19th C

Origin

Italy

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; paper

Dimensions

box length 140mm; breadth 93mm; thickness 13mm

Special Collection

Holden-White collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Donated by Charles Holden-White to the Fitzwilliam Museum. C. Holden-White collection no. 1935-112.

Inscription

Description Notes

Wooden board covered with engraved hand-coloured paper scale on obverse and letter press on reverse. Top edge cut to provide sights.
Obverse: projection for 44˚ 30´ N. Dial marked ‘orologio solare a quadrante’. Motto at foot: ‘la notte e le nubi sono i nemici miei’ [night and shadows are my enemies]. Date scale divided to named month and subdivided to 5 ays. Arcs on quadrant face marking entry into each zodiac sign. Hour lines curved and marked ‘ore pomeridiane’ divided 12, 1 - 7 by 1 and ‘ore antimeridiane’ divided 8 - 12 by 1.
Reverse: letter press instructions for use.
Red paper-covered cardboard slip case.

Case in poor condition (rather dogeared)
fair condition

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