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The Sloane Astrolabe (back). England, around 1300. One of the earliest known European astrolabes. The back is highly decorated with interwoven mythical animals and foliate scrolls. Several calendrical scales, also engraved on the back, enable the user to calculate the dates of the movable Christian feasts. One also shows the feast-days of 48 saints. Three saints have particular connections with England: Dunstan (celebrated on 19 May), Augustine of Canterbury (26 May), and Edmund (20 November). Together with the fact that London is the only place mentioned, the inclusion of these saints suggests that the astrolabe was made in England. The instrument is incomplete: the alidade and the ruler are missing. Diam: 460 mm. Thickness: 12 mm . Inv. PY SL.54.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART182244

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3910px × 4469px

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