Dear Darek, By "horas benedictinus," he means the hours according to the Benedictine Rule--better known as the hours of the "divine office." These are unequal hours used by the monks for the times of prayer: prime,..., terce....sext...nones...etc. The Catholic church used these hours in regulating masses and other prayer services.
Sara 42°36'N 71° 22'W West Newton, MA 02465 -----Original Message----- From: sundial [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darek Oczki Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Horas benedictinus An archeologist discovered a very old sundial on a church in a small village in south of Poland. It is a scratch dial with no gnomon nor any hour markings except for a few lines and a hole in the middle. As good as I could I tried to describe this kind of dials giving other examples found in this area. He seemed to be satisfied however he asked if the dial could be related to HORAS BENEDICTINUS. This terms is new to me. Could someone help me understand this, please? What does it refer to? -- Best regards Darek Oczki 52N 21E Warsaw, Poland GNOMONIKA.pl Sundials in Poland http://gnomonika.pl --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
