mosaic sundial

2005-04-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello to All! John Carmichael written some days ago in this list about some mosaic sundials. Please, all interested in this subject to visit my web site www.nicolaseverino.it at link "nuovi articoli" the mosaic sundial done by italian diallist Valentino. It is the first opera of a r

mosaic sundial

2005-04-22 Thread nicola severino
  ... the mosaic sundial done by italian diallist Valentino.> It is the first opera of a real mosaic sundial made without industrial > contribute of glass tiles. Mario Arnaldi wrote: I don't know if it is the first one (I can't say it), but yes it has b

mosaic sundial

2005-04-22 Thread nicola severino
Dear Gianni, thanks for your observations and links. The mosaic sundial of Valentino falcone is unique in the world because him used not a industrial tile, but building himself the tiles (around 25,000 tiles) of 8 millimeter. The mosaic sundial linked from you, only 1-2 is simil at

Mosaic Sundial Construction

2005-04-11 Thread John Carmichael
investigated the two main mosaic construction techniques and have described them in detail on this webpage in the Technical section of the SGS website: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass/TechInfo_files/Tech10.html#Mosaic%20Sundials You can find out more about the mosaic materi

Re: mosaic sundial

2005-04-22 Thread Mario Arnaldi
It is the first opera of a real mosaic sundial made without industrial contribute of glass tiles. I don't know if it is the first one (I can't say it), but yes it has been made without contribute of industrial of glass tiles. The author didn't use the cla

Re: mosaic sundial

2005-04-22 Thread Gianni Ferrari
>  snip > the mosaic sundial done by italian diallist Valentino. > It is the first opera of a real mosaic sundial made without industrial contribute of glass tiles > snip     There are many examples  of sundials made with the technique of the mosaic . Among these

Re: mosaic sundial

2005-04-22 Thread Dave Bell
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, nicola severino wrote: > yes, the author of this mosaic sundial (Valentino Falcone from > Morschwiller le Bas, Alsazia) have not used the "classical tecnique", > and not the only Roman or Hellenic style, because him like to use the > miscellaneous styl

A New Mosaic Sundial by Falcone

2006-06-06 Thread John Carmichael
Hello All:   I must share with you the photos sent to me of the new mosaic sundial by the French dialist and mosaic artist, Valentino Falcone.  It is a beautiful inclining donut-shaped sundial with a water fountain in the center on a massive stone base.   Be sure to look at the 5 original