Hi John & John, I think John is right, given the mention "This photo also belongs to: Escher's Droste Print Gallery" to the right of the picture.
For the "Droste effect", see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droste_effect. The well-known artist Maurits Escher used it for instance in his print "Print gallery", where a visitor finally observes himself. Best regards, Frans Maes JOHN DAVIS wrote: > > Hi John et al, > > I think the 'spiral dial' is probably a clever bit of photoshopping of > the normal vertical dial in the same photostream! > > Regards, > > John D > ------------------------------------ > > Dr J Davis > Flowton Dials > > --- On *Mon, 11/5/09, John Carmichael /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > From: John Carmichael <[email protected]> > Subject: The Eternal Sundial > To: "'Sundial Mailing List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 3:22 PM > > Hello Dialists, especially the Spaniards: > > > > I came across this intriguing photo of an odd spiral-shaped multiple > vertical dial that the photographer calls “The Eternal Sundial”. He > gives no information about it, but I think it might be located in > Spain-possibly at the Susqueda dam because it is in the > photographer’s photostream next to photos of the dam. > > See: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmontse/3166570780/in/photostream/ > > > > Also in this photostream is this photo of a more traditional > vertical declining dial with the same decorative border design: > > See: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmontse/3166570782/in/photostream/ > > > > So I bet both dials are on the same building. > > > > Notice the curved hour lines of the multiple dial. I am not > familiar with this kind of dial. What kind of time do the multiple > dials show? And why do the multiple rod gnomons face in different > directions? > > > > It is a beautiful design though and is most fascinating! > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > John L. Carmichael > > Sundial Sculptures > > 925 E. Foothills Dr. > > Tucson AZ 85718-4716 > > USA > > Tel: 520-6961709 > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > *Websites:* > > (business) *Sundial Sculptures:* http://www.sundialsculptures.com > <http://www.sundialsculptures.com/> > > (educational) *Chinook Trail Sundial: > *http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/COSprings/ > > (educational) *Earth & Sky Equatorial Sundial:* > http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Earth-Sky_Dial/ > > (educational) *My Painted Wall Sundial:* > http://www.advanceassociates.com/WallDial > > (educational) *Painted Wall Sundials:* > http://advanceassociates.com/WallDial/PWS_Home.html > > (educational) *Stained Glass Sundials:* > http://www.stainedglasssundials.com > <http://www.stainedglasssundials.com/> > > (educational) *Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Chimneys:* > http://StainedGlassSundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html > <http://stainedglasssundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html> > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
