medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Paul,
One of these is surely a six-hour clock. For context see (e.g.):
http://www.worldtempus.com/en/encyclopedia/the-dictionary-of-watch-making/six-hour-clock/
and (in Italian, with photographs):
http://viaggiandovaldi.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/gli-orologi-a-6-ore-di-roma-con-viaggiandovaldi/
Best,
John Dillon
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
On 06/24/12, Paul Chandler
wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> I've been asked about the two clocks inside S. Pietro in Rome, above the main doors (i.e., you have to enter the basilica and turn around to see them). Each has one hand, looking more like a flame than the usual arrow or pointer. The one on the left is divided into twelve "hours", the one on the left into six. The 12-hour one on the left I took to be a normal clock, but either it is not functioning or is perhaps marking something other than hours; I had no idea about the other. What are they exactly, and what are they measuring?
>
> Apologies that I cannot find an illustration to link to, and that the question is post-medieval and perhaps non-religion, but I thought someone here would know. -- Paul
>
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