Link to photos did not work. Please check link. -Bill On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 6:29 AM Azucena Hernandez < azucena.hernandezpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all, > > This is my first message to this mailing list and I do it under the > suggestion of John Davis from the UK. My filed of research within the > University Complutense of Madrid is astrolabes in al-Andalus and Medieval > Spain and my knowledge on sundials is not that high. > The reason of this message is to ask you about the four stone circles > attached to the upper part of the South wall of the South Transept of the > Salamanca Old Cathedral (12th century). Detailed photographs taken from the > roof of the cathedral are available in: > > > https://www.dropbox.com/home/Salamanca%20Cathedral%20stone%20circles%20in%20South%20wall > > The stone circles seem to have been located there in purpose and possible > reasons like holding coat of arms or any other kind of sculpture have been > discharged for various reasons. This South wall is only visible from the > cloister. Our first idea was to be a kind of sundial but completely > different from the many medieval sundials engraved in south walls of > cathedrals or other buildings in Spain with their well known layout of > engraved hour lines. > Have you seen anything similar? Any idea from your side will be more than > welcomed. > > Best regards, > Azucena > [image: LOGO UCM oficial.png] > > Dra. Azucena Hernández Pérez > > Universidad Complutense de Madrid > > *https://www.ucm.es/historiadelarte/azucena-hernandez-perez > <https://www.ucm.es/historiadelarte/azucena-hernandez-perez>* > > *https://ucm.academia.edu/AzucenaHernandez > <https://ucm.academia.edu/AzucenaHernandez>* > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > >
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