. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . Brass Equinoctial Dial, Augustin. 154 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday ing sides are five sun-dials, showing both Italiantime (reckoned from sunset to sunset) and the ordi-nary hours. The gnomons of these dials are inthe figure of a boy with outstretched finger. Each time-boy wears an encircling ribbon, on which is amotto. That on the top was missing, so Mr. Evansadded an appropriate motto, namely, — Opera manu-um nostrarum dirige super nos. Other mottoes read :. C
. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . Brass Equinoctial Dial, Augustin. 154 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday ing sides are five sun-dials, showing both Italiantime (reckoned from sunset to sunset) and the ordi-nary hours. The gnomons of these dials are inthe figure of a boy with outstretched finger. Each time-boy wears an encircling ribbon, on which is amotto. That on the top was missing, so Mr. Evansadded an appropriate motto, namely, — Opera manu-um nostrarum dirige super nos. Other mottoes read :. Casket Dial. A soils ortu usque ad meridiem intervalla ipsa dieia que denuncio, A meridie usque ad solis occasum ita-que cum ilia gradior. Vespere cum eis pariter et manein eodem die os tender e non defer am. Expect o doneeveniat illuminatio me a ut cum aliis inservire vale casket was made in the year 1770; and Ihave noted a similar date on two or three Italiandials, of various makers, and I believe portabledials were much used at that time. Portable Sun-dials 155 On one side is also the inscription, which can beread in the photograph. Within the lid is a hingedplate ; on its outer face is a long inscription, givingthe name of the owner and maker. When the hinged plate is turned up, an inscrip-tion in Italian can be read, giving a full descriptionof the use of the instrument. Within the casketare two cross-bars ; one carries a compass, the othera plumb-level. The introduction of the mariners compass intoEurope afforded a wonderful aid to the perfectionand simplicity of the dia
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