Re: Request for information concerning an old sundial

2013-07-09 Thread Mario Arnaldi
RV: Request for information concerning an old sundialThe five is not inverted, it is only written with old gliph. Also in Italy the number five was in olden times written in this way. The sign is similar to 4 with rounded zigzag line similar to a G. and it was tipical of the 14th up to the 16th

RV: Request for information concerning an old sundial

2013-07-08 Thread Miguel A. G. Arrando
Dear Robert, Mark and Rafael The inverted five is a common feature in Spanish eighteen century sundials. The sundial itself seems to be oriented closer to north than east (an inverted calculation will find the exact declination). The fresco paint, finely executed and apparently well preserved,