While we are figuring out who made mistakes (if any) while restoring
this piece, here is a translation of the text accompanying the Flash
gallery on the Wilanow Palace page at
http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl/index.php?id=195 :
[First page]
Vertical sundial situated on the southern facade of the
Dear Roger et al,
What fun!
I fully concur with Chris Lusby Taylor's analysis
though if you can trust anything about this trio
of dials you can infer that the wall declines very
slightly to the east...
All three equinoctial lines slope downwards to
the right (though not quite to the same
10:37
An: Roger Bailey
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Dear Roger et al,
What fun!
I fully concur with Chris Lusby Taylor's analysis
though if you can trust anything about this trio
of dials you can infer that the wall declines very
slightly to the east
Hi Jan et al
Thank you for the translation. It confirms that the left and right dials
should be Italian and Babylonian.
From the high-res picture, I think I can see that the hour lines are
inscribed into the surface, not painted. So they are probably original and
it is the painted numbers that
To: John Carmichael
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Subject: Re: A Most Beautiful Dial!
While we are figuring out who made mistakes (if any) while restoring
this piece, here is a translation of the text accompanying the Flash
gallery on the Wilanow Palace page at
http
Dear John,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
The Wilanow Palace sundial photo and its description can also be found
at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Warsaw_Wilanow_Palace_sundial.jpg
This is indeed an interesting sundial, but also an interesting photo.
Karl Schwarzingers photo
Also curious, I don't recall any mention of the two auxiliary dials, with
the cherubim holding their own styles, one 4 hours fast, the other 4
hours slow relative to the main dial. And what about the apparent four
additional styles, one at each lower corner of the window frames?
Dave
Dear John,
Dave,
as far as I can see the smaller dials show italic and babylonian hours,
the latter at the right with the too short gnomon. The things sticking
out from the windowsills seem to be pipes to channel rainwater out and
away from the sundial.
Hannes
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Also curious,
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Hannes K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave,
as far as I can see the smaller dials show italic and babylonian hours,
That's what the description (in Polish) says, yes.
--
Jan
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of you guys ever seen this wonderful dial(s) in person?
Thanks,
John
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 2:16 PM, John Carmichael
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I have been unable to translate the Czech website description of the dial,
so the only info I have is from Karl's website. (translation anyone?)
I'll post the translation of the Polish text later tonight (PDT).
Have
hour lines labelled with Italian hour numbers.
Those extra numbers 19 to 22 on the left dial and 2 to 4 on the right dial
have no lines to label, but the artist put them in anyway.
What a shame! A most beautiful dial, but has it been incorrectly delineated
for hundreds of years, or just since its
, April 21, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: A Most Beautiful Dial!
Hi All,
As Jan says, the auxilliary dials appear to be Italian (or Italic if you
prefer) and Babylonian hours. But I think they are numbered and/or
delineated totally incorrectly.
I cut the rest to allow for the pdf.
Wilanow.pdf
Recently I came across a website that has a high definition photo of what I
think is one of the world's most beautiful sundials. It is a sundial made
of sculpted painted plaster or stone (I can't tell which), and it's located
on a wall of The Royal Palace of Wilanow in Warsaw Poland.
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