Sonnenuhr
Erasmus Habermehl was working as an instrument maker for Emperor Rudplph II in Prague from 1576 to 1606. He made the travel sun dials which were made of gilded copper. A “shadow pin“ that indicated the time when orientated to the sun, was put in the hole in the middle of the dial.
Erasmus Habermehl was working as an instrument maker for Emperor Rudplph II in Prague from 1576 to 1606. He made the travel sun dials which were made of gilded copper. A “shadow pin“ that indicated the time when orientated to the sun, was put in the hole in the middle of the dial.
Object Name
Sonnenuhr
Material/technology:
Messing
Dimensions:
H. 16 cm × B. 16 cm
Lineal: L. 20,6 cm
Inscribed
Auf der Platte eingraviert ein Quadrat mit Inschrift: UMBRA RECTA
Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 366