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Dear Steve and dear All,
Yours is a very good intuition. I discussed this recently in some conferences
on the Roman sundials. I believe that the depiction of sundials as
Hemysphaerium, the Hemicyclium, the Pelignum, etc. in these mosaics, is
intended not so much to provid
Several of the mosaics mentioned in this discussion show the dial
perched atop a pillar. In most cases they appear to be a little higher
that head height. Is this an illusion arising from lack of perspective
or differences of scale in different parts of the mosaics? Perhaps they
intended as r
These are all really wonderful, Rob. Thanks so much for drawing our attention
to them. And thanks to you, Lorenzo, for your remarks.
Sara J. Schechner
Altazimuth Arts
42°36'N 71° 22'W
West Newton, MA 02465
http://www.altazimutharts.com/
Sara J. Schechner, Ph.D.
David P. Wheatland Curator of
