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DPW-9
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[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]
Sundial: String-gnomon
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Diptych-style dial for 48° latitude. Table of the length of day and entrance of the sun into the twelve zodiacal signs. Lunar volvelle of silvered brass set into a shallow well, labeled in Latin. String-gnomon with silvered hour plate labeled in Arabic numerals. Bottom of dial decorated with strap-work and leaves. Sides of dial are decorated with scrolling patterns and geometric designs.
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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
"1 5 * VS * 7 7" on 1b. "•Tabula longitudinis diei et in•/•gressum solis in 12 signa zodiaci.*" Laid out radially.
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Germany
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