Standard for the Vienna Foot
2nd half 16th c. | Erasmus Habermel
In addition to the timekeeping devices in the inventory of the Prague Kunstkammer, there are some 120 instruments for calculating and measuring the Earth and the Cosmos: dividers, rulers, drawing instruments, compasses, astrolabes and quadrants of silver, brass and iron. The most important devices were made by the imperial instrument-maker Erasmus Habermel. They were highly valued by Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who also worked at the court of Rudolf II.
In addition to the timekeeping devices in the inventory of the Prague Kunstkammer, there are some 120 instruments for calculating and measuring the Earth and the Cosmos: dividers, rulers, drawing instruments, compasses, astrolabes and quadrants of silver, brass and iron. The most important devices were made by the imperial instrument-maker Erasmus Habermel. They were highly valued by Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who also worked at the court of Rudolf II.
Workshop:
Erasmus Habermel (gest. 1606 Prag) DNB
Time:
2nd half 16th c.
Object Name
Scientific instrument; Standard
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Gilded copper alloy
Dimensions:
32,2 cm × 2,4 cm × 0,5 cm
Inscribed
PES VIENNENSIS
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8876
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