Hello all, Dear Frank
In France there is also many scratch dials or mass dial (in french: cadrans canoniaux). I have photos of few scratch dial in my region and I believe there are many more. I am very interested in those kind of sundials and have few articles about (in french) There was a website about this toppic: http://ww.argonet.co.uk/users/hamleg/dint.html but I have some probleme to go back on it, I hope this help and I will be interested by informations you could collect. François Pineau 0° 42' E 47° N >-----Message d'origine----- >De : Frank Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >À : sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> >Date : vendredi 14 janvier 2000 21:36 >Objet : scratch dials > > >>Greetings fellow dialists, >> >>Can anyone please help with information concerning scratch dials? I am >>referring to those dials crudely cut into the stonework of church walls, >>being often irregular and often with few hour lines and indicating >>indefinite times and without numerals. There are many examples on >>English churches, although few near me. I have heard that they are to >>be found also in mainland Europe but mostly concentrated in certain >>countries. >> >>Is there any published information available about such dials in the >>mainland of Europe? In what countries do they occur? Are they commoner >>in any special region and are there places under the old Western Church >>where they do not occur? I am not referring to carefully constructed >>ancient dials. >> >>It seems we here in the UK are knowledgeable about our own scratch dials >>but less so about those overseas from us. Thanks in advance for any >>replies. >> >>Frank 55N 1W >> >>-- >>Frank Evans >> >
