Hi Gino,
Your Bird of Time dial is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing it.
Sara
From: GINO SCHIAVONE
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2018 2:48 PM
To: Schechner, Sara ; Steve Lelievre
; john.davi...@btopenworld.com
Cc: Sundial List
Subject: Re: Bird shapes in gnomons
Greetings all,
I have enjoyed
Good points.
From: Steve Lelievre
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2018 1:26 PM
To: Schechner, Sara ; john.davi...@btopenworld.com
Cc: Sundial List
Subject: Re: Bird shapes in gnomons
On 2018-11-01 7:49 a.m., Schechner, Sara wrote:
I would not speculate that there was any mix or match; real
On 2018-11-01 7:49 a.m., Schechner, Sara wrote:
I would not speculate that there was any mix or match; real evidence
is needed.
Yes, I agree that evidence is needed.
I have seen the same gnomon casting used for different dial faces, and
the same dial face with different gnomons. I supposed
.
The use of a phoenix might be less to do with the Sun than the idea of renewal
and rebirth, day following night, and the cycles of time.
Cheers,
Sara
From: Steve Lelievre
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:54 PM
To: Schechner, Sara ; john.davi...@btopenworld.com
Cc: Sundial List
Subject: Re: Bird
Hi Sara and John,
Thanks for your replies. It's interesting to be able to trace the bird
motif to Butterfield's time. It just leaves me wondering why he chose to
use a bird. Absent any other explanation, I'll assume it was whimsy.
Sara, because the URL you mentioned is a link to your CHSI
Hi Steve,
You may know about the fabulously popular, fashionable Paris accessory from
circa 1675 to the end of the 18th century: The Butterfield-type dial. The
pocket dial had a gnomon with an adjustable angle for use at different
latitudes. A sweet little bird's beak was the index on the
