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Gnomonica Das ist: Gründtliche Underrichtung und Beschreiburg wie man die Inclinierte Sonnen Uhren machen solle: welche zwar biß hero nit klar und deutlich sonder etwas dunckels an Tag gegeben und demnach für gut angesehen worden hierinnen allerhand Gattungen Inclinierte oder zu ruckhangende und eingebogne Sonnen Uhren zu beschreiben.
- Author: SEITZ, David
- Publication place: Augsburg
- Publication date: 1649.
- Physical description: Octavo, (195 by 160mm), title, [36]p., 17 engraved plates, tipped in throughout the work, original red marbled paper covers.
- Dimensions: 192 by 160mm. (7.5 by 6.25 inches).
- Inventory reference: 2200
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A rare and only edition of David Seitz’s work on sundials.
Little is known about the author; presumably a talented amateur. The work itself gives a detailed guide to the theory and practical applications on sundials, with the work being illustrated by 17 engraved plates. Nuremberg had been a major centre for the production of sundials from the early 1500s, and Seitz’s work reflects 150 years of accumulated knowledge.
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