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--- Begin Message ---Hi Steve, The obvious early source for bird gnomons is the Butterfield style of portable dials. In England, the most common animal supporter is a dolphin or stylised fish. Regards, John —————- Dr J Davis Flowton Dials http://www.flowton-dials.co.uk/ BSS Editor http://sundialsoc.org.uk/publications/the-bss-bulletin/ > On 30 Oct 2018, at 18:24, Steve Lelievre <steve.lelievre.can...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello, > > Gnomons on horizontal dials are mostly either undecorated triangles, or have > simple polygonal or sigmoidal fretwork. However, recently I realized that the > next most common form I encounter is a gnomon carved with the shape or > silhouette of a bird. For example: > > http://sundials.org/images/NASS_Registry/Dial_334/334_md_towson_hampton_2a.jpg > > http://sundials.org/images/NASS_Registry/Dial_325/325_md_baltimore_clyburn_1.jpg > (using a small stick to replace the missing filament that formed the style) > > http://sundials.org/images/NASS_Registry/Dial_920/920_bc_vancouver_knox_church-2a.jpg > > Is it coincidence that I encounter these designs relatively often? Or, is > there some tradition of using bird motifs on sundials? If so, how did it > originate and what do they symbolize? > > Steve > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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