European Astrolabes to ca. 1500: An Ordered List
Research on medieval European astrolabes has hitherto been somewhat haphazard. Most pieces are unsigned and undated, many difficult to assign to a specific region. Some early ones cannot be understood without reference to the Islamic tradition from which they derive. What are perhaps the most import...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Medieval encounters
Ano: 2017, Volume: 23, Número: 1/5, Páginas: 355-364 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Astrolabes
medieval
Europe
Destombes
Chaucer
Fusoris
Regiomontanus
museums
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| Resumo: | Research on medieval European astrolabes has hitherto been somewhat haphazard. Most pieces are unsigned and undated, many difficult to assign to a specific region. Some early ones cannot be understood without reference to the Islamic tradition from which they derive. What are perhaps the most important pieces from a historical point of view—the earliest-known astrolabe, from 10th-century Catalonia, and the astrolabe made by the leading astronomer of 15th-century Europe, Regiomontanus,—were declared fakes or suspicious before they could be studied seriously. A detailed study of groups of related instruments, for example, those with Hebrew inscriptions, is a most welcome contribution. A survey of the clearly-identifiable astrolabes made in medieval England (or France or Italy) has never been undertaken; maybe this list might encourage somebody willing to learn the language of instruments to undertake such a task. |
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| Descrição Física: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Medieval encounters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12342251 |
