Kevin Conod wrote: > > These are all rather elaborate explanations . . . couldn't just be that > "IIII" was used instead of "IV" simply because it is so easy to confuse "IV" > with "VI"?
In this case, what about IX and XI? > After all, in the heyday of the sundial as a timepiece, most of > the world was illiterate. But certainly not the dial makers... And probably not their target public either? > > Something to think about... Indeed: could the illiterate read the hour from a dial? They could certainly notice/know that the shadow was moving, but if unable to read the numbers, what meaning does have the shadow on VIII or IX? > > --Kevin Conod > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thierry Bruxelles / Belgium
