Roman portable sundials :: the empire in your hand /
Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awarenes...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxi, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190273491 0190273496 9780190273507 019027350X 9780190273484 0190273488 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Figures and maps -- Abbreviations -- 1. Sundials and their place in the Roman Empire -- 2. The geographical portable sundials illustrated and described -- 3. Geographical awareness and worldviews -- 4. A community of dialers? -- 5. Post-classical comparisons -- Appendix. The aquincum fragment : a sundial maker's manual? -- Gazetteer -- Table of latitudes and locations. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Figures and Maps; Figures; Maps; ABBREVIATIONS; Roman Portable Sundials; Chapter 1: Sundials and Their Place in the Roman Empire; 1. Sundial Environment; 2. Sundial Thinking; 3. Portable Sundials: Types and Functioning ; Chapter 2: The Geographical Portable Sundials Illustrated and Described; Presentation Format; 1 Rome (Rom); Bibliography; 2 Kircher Museum, Rome (Kir); Bibliography; 3 Memphis (Mem); Bibliography; 4 Aquileia (Aqu); Bibliography | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Wien (Wie)Bibliography; 6 Crêt-Châtelard (Crê); Bibliography; 7 Museum of the History of Science, Oxford (Oxf); Bibliography; 8 Aphrodisias (Aph); Bibliography; 9 Samos (Sam); Bibliography; 10 Time Museum (Tim); Bibliography; 11 Philippi (Phi); Bibliography; 12 Science Museum, London (Sci); Bibliography; 13 Vignacourt/Berteaucourt-les-Dames (Vig); Bibliography; 14 Mérida (Mér); Bibliography; 15 British Museum, London (Bri); Bibliography; 16 Balkans (Bal); Bibliography; Chapter 3: Geographical Awareness and Worldviews; 1. Names | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. Figures: The Concept of Latitude3. Figures: The Concept of Latitude Applied; 4. Distinguishing Homonymous Cities; 5. Comparative Frameworks and Orientation; 6. Latitude and Worldview; Chapter 4: A Community of Dialers?; 1. Time Telling: Margins of Error; Table 4.1: Time Museum, no. 10, and British Museum, London, no. 15; 2. Criteria for the Choice of Names; 3. The Appeal of the Object; 4. The Spreading of Knowledge and Related Attractions; 5. Time-Telling Needs ; 6. Conclusion: A Community of Dialers? ; Chapter 5: Post-classical Comparisons; 1. The Astrolabe | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. The Navicula and "Regiomontanus" Types3. Nuremberg Sundials ; 4. Scottish Stone Sundials; 5. The Twentieth Century and Beyond; Appendix: The Aquincum Fragment:A Sundial Maker's Manual?; Gazetteer; Cities; Cities or Islands or Provinces or Regions (latitudes for the cities only recorded here); Mediterranean Islands or Provinces; Provinces or Regions; Table of Latitudes and Locations; Bibliography; Ancient and Medieval Texts and Inscriptions ; Modern Scholarship; Index | |
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| contents | Figures and maps -- Abbreviations -- 1. Sundials and their place in the Roman Empire -- 2. The geographical portable sundials illustrated and described -- 3. Geographical awareness and worldviews -- 4. A community of dialers? -- 5. Post-classical comparisons -- Appendix. The aquincum fragment : a sundial maker's manual? -- Gazetteer -- Table of latitudes and locations. Cover; Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Figures and Maps; Figures; Maps; ABBREVIATIONS; Roman Portable Sundials; Chapter 1: Sundials and Their Place in the Roman Empire; 1. Sundial Environment; 2. Sundial Thinking; 3. Portable Sundials: Types and Functioning ; Chapter 2: The Geographical Portable Sundials Illustrated and Described; Presentation Format; 1 Rome (Rom); Bibliography; 2 Kircher Museum, Rome (Kir); Bibliography; 3 Memphis (Mem); Bibliography; 4 Aquileia (Aqu); Bibliography 5 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Wien (Wie)Bibliography; 6 Crêt-Châtelard (Crê); Bibliography; 7 Museum of the History of Science, Oxford (Oxf); Bibliography; 8 Aphrodisias (Aph); Bibliography; 9 Samos (Sam); Bibliography; 10 Time Museum (Tim); Bibliography; 11 Philippi (Phi); Bibliography; 12 Science Museum, London (Sci); Bibliography; 13 Vignacourt/Berteaucourt-les-Dames (Vig); Bibliography; 14 Mérida (Mér); Bibliography; 15 British Museum, London (Bri); Bibliography; 16 Balkans (Bal); Bibliography; Chapter 3: Geographical Awareness and Worldviews; 1. Names 2. Figures: The Concept of Latitude3. Figures: The Concept of Latitude Applied; 4. Distinguishing Homonymous Cities; 5. Comparative Frameworks and Orientation; 6. Latitude and Worldview; Chapter 4: A Community of Dialers?; 1. Time Telling: Margins of Error; Table 4.1: Time Museum, no. 10, and British Museum, London, no. 15; 2. Criteria for the Choice of Names; 3. The Appeal of the Object; 4. The Spreading of Knowledge and Related Attractions; 5. Time-Telling Needs ; 6. Conclusion: A Community of Dialers? ; Chapter 5: Post-classical Comparisons; 1. The Astrolabe 2. The Navicula and "Regiomontanus" Types3. Nuremberg Sundials ; 4. Scottish Stone Sundials; 5. The Twentieth Century and Beyond; Appendix: The Aquincum Fragment:A Sundial Maker's Manual?; Gazetteer; Cities; Cities or Islands or Provinces or Regions (latitudes for the cities only recorded here); Mediterranean Islands or Provinces; Provinces or Regions; Table of Latitudes and Locations; Bibliography; Ancient and Medieval Texts and Inscriptions ; Modern Scholarship; Index |
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| physical | 1 online resource (xxi, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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| publishDate | 2017 |
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| spelling | Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83137238 Roman portable sundials : the empire in your hand / Richard J.A. Talbert. Sundials Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2017] 1 online resource (xxi, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002. Includes bibliographical references and index. Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. Figures and maps -- Abbreviations -- 1. Sundials and their place in the Roman Empire -- 2. The geographical portable sundials illustrated and described -- 3. Geographical awareness and worldviews -- 4. A community of dialers? -- 5. Post-classical comparisons -- Appendix. The aquincum fragment : a sundial maker's manual? -- Gazetteer -- Table of latitudes and locations. Cover; Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Figures and Maps; Figures; Maps; ABBREVIATIONS; Roman Portable Sundials; Chapter 1: Sundials and Their Place in the Roman Empire; 1. Sundial Environment; 2. Sundial Thinking; 3. Portable Sundials: Types and Functioning ; Chapter 2: The Geographical Portable Sundials Illustrated and Described; Presentation Format; 1 Rome (Rom); Bibliography; 2 Kircher Museum, Rome (Kir); Bibliography; 3 Memphis (Mem); Bibliography; 4 Aquileia (Aqu); Bibliography 5 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Wien (Wie)Bibliography; 6 Crêt-Châtelard (Crê); Bibliography; 7 Museum of the History of Science, Oxford (Oxf); Bibliography; 8 Aphrodisias (Aph); Bibliography; 9 Samos (Sam); Bibliography; 10 Time Museum (Tim); Bibliography; 11 Philippi (Phi); Bibliography; 12 Science Museum, London (Sci); Bibliography; 13 Vignacourt/Berteaucourt-les-Dames (Vig); Bibliography; 14 Mérida (Mér); Bibliography; 15 British Museum, London (Bri); Bibliography; 16 Balkans (Bal); Bibliography; Chapter 3: Geographical Awareness and Worldviews; 1. Names 2. Figures: The Concept of Latitude3. Figures: The Concept of Latitude Applied; 4. Distinguishing Homonymous Cities; 5. Comparative Frameworks and Orientation; 6. Latitude and Worldview; Chapter 4: A Community of Dialers?; 1. Time Telling: Margins of Error; Table 4.1: Time Museum, no. 10, and British Museum, London, no. 15; 2. Criteria for the Choice of Names; 3. The Appeal of the Object; 4. The Spreading of Knowledge and Related Attractions; 5. Time-Telling Needs ; 6. Conclusion: A Community of Dialers? ; Chapter 5: Post-classical Comparisons; 1. The Astrolabe 2. The Navicula and "Regiomontanus" Types3. Nuremberg Sundials ; 4. Scottish Stone Sundials; 5. The Twentieth Century and Beyond; Appendix: The Aquincum Fragment:A Sundial Maker's Manual?; Gazetteer; Cities; Cities or Islands or Provinces or Regions (latitudes for the cities only recorded here); Mediterranean Islands or Provinces; Provinces or Regions; Table of Latitudes and Locations; Bibliography; Ancient and Medieval Texts and Inscriptions ; Modern Scholarship; Index Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed on January 13, 2017). Sundials. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85130534 Clocks and watches. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027100 Time measurements. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135420 Temps Mesure. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. bisacsh Clocks and watches fast Sundials fast Time measurements fast has work: Roman portable sundials (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGkDRwTxVCfkKvJRRQxbh3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Talbert, Richard J.A., 1947- Roman portable sundials. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780190273484 (DLC) 2016012139 (OCoLC)945804215 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1433944 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- Roman portable sundials : the empire in your hand / Figures and maps -- Abbreviations -- 1. Sundials and their place in the Roman Empire -- 2. The geographical portable sundials illustrated and described -- 3. Geographical awareness and worldviews -- 4. A community of dialers? -- 5. Post-classical comparisons -- Appendix. The aquincum fragment : a sundial maker's manual? -- Gazetteer -- Table of latitudes and locations. Cover; Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Figures and Maps; Figures; Maps; ABBREVIATIONS; Roman Portable Sundials; Chapter 1: Sundials and Their Place in the Roman Empire; 1. Sundial Environment; 2. Sundial Thinking; 3. Portable Sundials: Types and Functioning ; Chapter 2: The Geographical Portable Sundials Illustrated and Described; Presentation Format; 1 Rome (Rom); Bibliography; 2 Kircher Museum, Rome (Kir); Bibliography; 3 Memphis (Mem); Bibliography; 4 Aquileia (Aqu); Bibliography 5 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Wien (Wie)Bibliography; 6 Crêt-Châtelard (Crê); Bibliography; 7 Museum of the History of Science, Oxford (Oxf); Bibliography; 8 Aphrodisias (Aph); Bibliography; 9 Samos (Sam); Bibliography; 10 Time Museum (Tim); Bibliography; 11 Philippi (Phi); Bibliography; 12 Science Museum, London (Sci); Bibliography; 13 Vignacourt/Berteaucourt-les-Dames (Vig); Bibliography; 14 Mérida (Mér); Bibliography; 15 British Museum, London (Bri); Bibliography; 16 Balkans (Bal); Bibliography; Chapter 3: Geographical Awareness and Worldviews; 1. Names 2. Figures: The Concept of Latitude3. Figures: The Concept of Latitude Applied; 4. Distinguishing Homonymous Cities; 5. Comparative Frameworks and Orientation; 6. Latitude and Worldview; Chapter 4: A Community of Dialers?; 1. Time Telling: Margins of Error; Table 4.1: Time Museum, no. 10, and British Museum, London, no. 15; 2. Criteria for the Choice of Names; 3. The Appeal of the Object; 4. The Spreading of Knowledge and Related Attractions; 5. Time-Telling Needs ; 6. Conclusion: A Community of Dialers? ; Chapter 5: Post-classical Comparisons; 1. The Astrolabe 2. The Navicula and "Regiomontanus" Types3. Nuremberg Sundials ; 4. Scottish Stone Sundials; 5. The Twentieth Century and Beyond; Appendix: The Aquincum Fragment:A Sundial Maker's Manual?; Gazetteer; Cities; Cities or Islands or Provinces or Regions (latitudes for the cities only recorded here); Mediterranean Islands or Provinces; Provinces or Regions; Table of Latitudes and Locations; Bibliography; Ancient and Medieval Texts and Inscriptions ; Modern Scholarship; Index Sundials. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85130534 Clocks and watches. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027100 Time measurements. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135420 Temps Mesure. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. bisacsh Clocks and watches fast Sundials fast Time measurements fast |
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| title_full | Roman portable sundials : the empire in your hand / Richard J.A. Talbert. |
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| topic | Sundials. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85130534 Clocks and watches. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027100 Time measurements. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135420 Temps Mesure. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. bisacsh Clocks and watches fast Sundials fast Time measurements fast |
| topic_facet | Sundials. Clocks and watches. Time measurements. Temps Mesure. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. Clocks and watches Sundials Time measurements |
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