Horary Quadrant
dated 1438 | Johann von Gmunden
Emperor Frederick III and his Device In 1437, the future Emperor Frederick III declared that the five letters “AEIOV” were to be used to designate his property. This allows us to link a few objects with his once magnificent treasury. The measuring instruments document the emperor’s interest both in astronomy and in the astrological interpretation it held for him.
Emperor Frederick III and his Device In 1437, the future Emperor Frederick III declared that the five letters “AEIOV” were to be used to designate his property. This allows us to link a few objects with his once magnificent treasury. The measuring instruments document the emperor’s interest both in astronomy and in the astrological interpretation it held for him.
Attributed to:
Johann von Gmunden (1380/85 Gmunden - 1442 Wien) DNB
Time:
dated 1438
Object Name
Scientific instrument; clock; sundial
Culture
Vienna
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H. 9,1 cm, B. 8,7 cm
Inscribed
"aeiov"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 166
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