A MANUSCRIPT LUNAR ASTROLABE

Lot 43
26.10.2021 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 6 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 43 | A MANUSCRIPT LUNAR ASTROLABE
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
Planispherum Lunare cujus ope Locus medius Solis Lunae, ejusdemque Nodorum, Solis Declinatio, Lunaeque Latitudo Simplex, atque ejus Argumentum, necnon Novitunia et Plenitania Ecliptica simul inveniuntun. Ink and polychromy on paper over pine. The instrument comprises a circular base plate, and three rotatable cardboard volvelles, and a brass radius pointer, attached to each other in the centre. A brass ring is attached to the base plate for suspending. All four paper covered discs are finely inscribed in manuscript with various scales and symbols.
181/2in. (47cm.) diameter
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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