Hi all, Thank you for your comments. It seems I should inquire for sundials locally at Tbilisi. Will inform about results, if any.
Best, Martins 2013/9/15 Mario Arnaldi <[email protected]>: > The first one (Zvartnoz) is the replica of the original one inside the > museum. The original is from the 7th cent. > The second one (Yerevan) is a modern Armenian-style medieval sundial. > The third one (Gegard monastery) should be from the 12th-13th centuries, but > actually looks almost new. > > Georgia has still many Armenian churches and also Georgian ones with > Armenian influence, but I do not know if they have sundials on them. This is > a virgin field. > > Mario > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Roger Bailey > To: sasch stephens ; Saules pulkstenis ; sundial list > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? > > Hello Sasch and all, > > Perhaps you a right. These Armenian dials seem to be simple mass dials with > a horizontal gnomon and equal hour angles, easy to discount as trivial. One > looks like an attempt at polar dial. I am reluctant to ignore them without > knowing more about their provenance, Perhaps they are meaningless > reproductions without regard for orientation. I don't know enough about the > specifics. Is there a local expert to comment on their merit? > > Regards, Roger Bailey > > > From: sasch stephens > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 1:48 PM > To: Saules pulkstenis ; sundial list > Subject: RE: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? > > As nice as these dials are, they appear to be reproductions which are > installed without regard to directional orientation. Unfortunately this > is not unusual. > > Sasch Stephens > >> Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:04:08 +0300 >> Subject: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> Hello, >> >> My experience shows that there can be quite specific sundials in >> Caucasus region, e.g. in Armenia - >> http://www.saulespulkstenis.lv/tag/armenija/ >> But does anyone know sundials in Georgia, especially in Tbilisi or nearby? >> >> >> >> Best, >> Martins >> >> --- >> >> Martins Gills >> Riga, Latvia >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> > > ________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > ________________________________ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6664 - Release Date: 09/13/13 > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6664 - Release Date: 09/13/13 > > ________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > -- Mārtiņš Gills www.saulespulkstenis.lv t. 29289205 --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
