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Astrolabe, Regiomontanus, Copper alloy, German or Italian
Astrolabe
Regiomontanus
1462
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari, ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari Yemini, Brass; cast and hammered, pierced, chased, inlaid with silver
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
dated 690 AH/1291 CE
Planispheric Astrolabe, Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi Iranian, Brass and steel; cast and hammered, pierced and engraved
Planispheric Astrolabe
Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi
dated 1065 AH/1654–55 CE
Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum), Wood, paint, Anjam people
Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum)
Anjam people
mid to late 19th century
Spirit Board (?), Wood, paint, Bongu (?)
Spirit Board (?)
Bongu (?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Urania with a globe, a pair of compasses, and an astrolabe
Medalist: Peter Flötner
16th century
Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial, Brass, water-gilt, French
Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial
French
ca. 1550–82
Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest, Kubo Shunman Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest
Kubo Shunman
1795, year of the rabbit
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
Headrest, Wood, lime, Tami Islands
Headrest
Tami Islands
mid to late 19th century
Astronomicum Caesareum, Michael Ostendorfer German, Hand-colored woodcuts
Astronomicum Caesareum
Michael Ostendorfer
Author Petrus Apianus
Printer Georg and Petrus Apianus
May 1540
Mirror clock, Master CR, Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels, German, Nuremberg
Mirror clock
Movement attributed to Master CR
Stem and foot probably cast from designs by Matthias Zündt
Band of case from design by Cornelis Bos
ca. 1565–70
Universal ring sundial, Gilded brass, German
Universal ring sundial
German
18th century
Table clock, Bartholomew Newsam British, Case: engraved, chased, and gilded brass; dial: silver; movement: brass and steel, British, London
Table clock
Movement by Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85
Cabinet, Melchior Baumgartner (1621–1686) German, Oak, pine, walnut, cedar, ebony, and rosewood; ivory veneer and silver veneer; silver; silver-gilt moldings; gilded yellow-metal mounts; the drawers lined with aquamarine-colored silk, German, Augsburg
Cabinet
Cabinetry by the workshop of Melchior Baumgartner
Silversmith Jeremias Sibenbürger
Silver plaques possibly by a member of the Lencker family
ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50
Scarf, Brooke Cadwallader, Inc. American, silk, American
Scarf
Design House Brooke Cadwallader, Inc.
Designer Mrs. Joan Lang
1951–52
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials, Brass, silver, French
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials
French
ca. 1690–1710
Universal and perpetual calendar, Silver and gilt, German
Universal and perpetual calendar
German
late 16th century
Astronomy (Astronomie)
Etienne Delaune
1569
Allegory of America, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk. Incised
Allegory of America
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
ca. 1587–89
Folding compass dial, Brass, German silver, German
Folding compass dial
German
early 19th century
Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius, Francesco Villamena Italian, Engraving
Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius
Francesco Villamena
1606
Petrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation, David Vinckboons Netherlandish, Black and brown ink and wash
Petrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation
David Vinckboons
early 17th century
Allegory of America, from New Inventions of Modern Times (Nova Reperta), plate 1 of 19, Theodoor Galle Netherlandish, Engraving
Allegory of America, from New Inventions of Modern Times (Nova Reperta), plate 1 of 19
Theodoor Galle
After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
Publisher Philips Galle
ca. 1600
Astronomy, part of a set of allegories of the liberal arts and the sciences
Etienne Delaune
before 1573
Astronomy, part of a set of allegories of the liberal arts and the sciences
Etienne Delaune
After Marcantonio Raimondi
After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
before 1573
Portable compass dial, Claude Dunod, Gilded brass, silver, German, Düsseldorf
Portable compass dial
Claude Dunod
1714
Page from the Münster Chronick, Anonymous, German, 16th century German, Woodcut with hand coloring in brown, green and red and letterpress text on verso.
Page from the Münster Chronick
Anonymous, German, 16th century
after 1544
Astronomical watch, Gilt metal, German
Astronomical watch
German
ca. 1580
Portable diptych sundial, Paulus Reinman German, Ivory, brass, German, Nuremberg
Portable diptych sundial
Paulus Reinman
1602
Nocturnal, Iron, silver, European
Nocturnal
European
19th century
Semi Circumferenter, John Potter American, Brass, cherry, white pine, American
Semi Circumferenter
John Potter
ca. 1790
Universal ring sundial, William Collier British, Brass, British, London
Universal ring sundial
William Collier
18th century
Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial, Angelus Lusuergh, Brass, Italian, Rome
Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial
Angelus Lusuergh
1747
Chart of the Signs of the Zodiac with Venus, Cupid, and a Bishop Saint, Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German, Woodcut; hand-colored
Chart of the Signs of the Zodiac with Venus, Cupid, and a Bishop Saint
Former Attribution Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
probably first half of the 16th century
Astronomical Clock, Brass, steel and wood, Japan
Astronomical Clock
Japan
18th–19th century
The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts, Michel Eugène Chevreul French
The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts
Author Michel Eugène Chevreul
Translator Charles Martel
1872
Local ring dial, T. W., Brass, British
Local ring dial
T. W.
17th century
Equinoctial dial, Thomas Wright, Gilded brass, British
Equinoctial dial
Thomas Wright
1740
Universal ring sundial, Jonathan Sisson or, Brass, British
Universal ring sundial
Jonathan Sisson
Jeremiah Sisson
18th century
Portable equatorial sundial, Johann Mathias Willebrand, Copper, water-gilt, silver, German, Augsburg
Portable equatorial sundial
Johann Mathias Willebrand
ca. 1721–26
Celestial globe, Wood, paper and metal, Italian, Rome
Celestial globe
Italian, Rome
1695

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