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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

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

Astrolabe made for Cardinal Bessarion (1403–1472), Regiomontanus, Copper alloy, German or Italian — Astrolabe made for Cardinal Bessarion (1403–1472)
Regiomontanus
1462

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

Peter Flötner

16th century

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

Headrest, Wood, lime, Tami Islands — Headrest
Tami Islands
mid to late 19th century

Astronomicum Caesareum, Michael Ostendorfer German, Hand-colored woodcuts — Astronomicum Caesareum
Multiple artists/makers
May 1540

Astronomical table clock, Jeremias Metzger German, Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement: iron, German, Augsburg — Astronomical table clock
Jeremias Metzger
Caspar Behaim (Chasparus Bohemus)
1568

Mirror clock, Master CR, Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels, German, Nuremberg — Mirror clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1565–70

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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1600

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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1600

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
Multiple artists/makers
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

Multiple artists/makers

before 1573

Astronomical table clock, Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dials: gilded brass and silver; Movement: brass, gilded brass, and steel, German, Augsburg — Astronomical table clock
German, Augsburg
second quarter 17th century

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

Triompho di Fortuna, Sigismundo Fanti Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations — Triompho di Fortuna
Multiple artists/makers
January 1526

Table clock, Bartholomew Newsam British, Case: engraved, chased, and gilded brass; dial: silver; movement: brass and steel, British, London — Table clock
Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85

Watch, W.A., Case and dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and polished steel, Flemish, Antwerp or possibly Ghent — Watch
W.A.
1571

Astronomy (Astronomie)

Etienne Delaune

1569

Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Paullus Schiller German, Case: partly gilded and partly silvered brass, copper with traces of silver, ebony, and ebony veneer; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, German, Nuremberg — Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30

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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50