Ivory Diptych Sundials, 1570-1750 |
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| Author:
| Lloyd, Steven
Gouk, Penelope
Turner, A. J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-46977-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $95.95 |
Book Description:
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This catalog illustrates Harvard's collection of eighty-three ivory diptych sundials, elaborate instruments widely used during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to determine the time by day or night. The collection encompasses a comprehensive array of styles and designs from Nuremberg, Paris, Dieppe, and other parts of Europe.
This catalog illustrates Harvard's collection of eighty-three ivory diptych sundials, elaborate instruments widely used during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to determine the time by day or night. The collection encompasses a comprehensive array of styles and designs from Nuremberg, Paris, Dieppe, and other parts of Europe.