Dear all, English is the best way to share one's research findings with people in other parts of the world. If you are publishing a book in German it will only appeal to a small circle of readers. In this instance I chose to publish it as an artist's book. An artist's book does not have an ISBN number and is not available in bookstores. The public edition is limited to numbered and signed copies. Such an approach is not new but is rarely used with books.
My book has the title “Sonnenuhren des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit” (Medieval and early modern sundials). The print will contain over 280 illustrations and tables of a high quality, full colour and flexible bound. To increase demand I have decided against making the work available digitally therefore there will be no pdf version or any edition that can be accessed on the Internet. I hope to sell at least 60 copies without loss or profit results in a sales price under €29, which includes all manuscript and printing costs (shipping and postage costs extra). The time taken in writing, editing, proofreading and marketing will not be charged (therefore this is only an information and no advertisement in gain of money). The book summarizes the current state of research on medieval and early modern sundials throughout Latin Europe. In general, the upper limit will be the year 1500. Occasionally this may be exceeded in the volume in order to do justice to all aspects of the subject. The following six-part content results with the corresponding page numbers in brackets: 1 Einführung (1 – 25): Forschungsgeschichte (1 – 5), Horen und Stunden (6 – 13), Klassifizierung (14 – 19), Bewahren, Erhalten, Restaurieren (10 – 25). 2 Geschichte (27 – 59): Beda und die Sonnenuhr (27 – 32), Zeitmessung um die Jahrtausendwende (33 – 38), Die Ära der Übersetzer (39 – 44), Quadranten und Naviculae (45 – 50), Die Anfänge der modernen Gnomonik (51 – 59). 3 Sonnenuhren (61 – 91): Die zwölfteilige Halbkreisuhr (61 – 65), Die vierteilige Halbkreisuhr (66 – 69), Die sechsteilige Halbkreissonnenuhr (70 – 73), Die achtteilige Halbkreisuhr (74 – 78), Übergangsuhren (79 – 85), Reisesonnenuhren des 15. Jahrhunderts (86 – 91). 4 Schriftliche Quellen (93 – 173): Inschriften (93 – 99), Schattentafeln (100 – 105), Der Quadrans vetustissimus (106 – 113), Die Zylindersonnenuhr (114 – 123), Regeln (124 – 132), Eine Horizontalsonnenuhr für ungleiche Stunden (133 – 141), Die früheste Konstruktion einer Polstabuhr (142 – 147), Ein früher Entwurf der Süduhr (148 – 152), Die Blocksonnenuhr (153 – 162), Über das Zeichnen einer abweichenden Sonnenuhr (163 – 165), Die Ausarbeitung eines holländischen Studenten (166 – 173). 5 Einzelaspekte (175 – 215): Sonnenlöcher (175 – 179), Kreisobjekte (180 – 183), Die Sonnenuhr am Münster St. Georg in Dinkelsbühl (184 – 188), Zeitpunkte (189 – 192), Horologium cum sole (193 – 195), Ortsbreiten (196 – 200), Zahlen am Strich als Stundenbezeichner (201 – 207), Das Phebilabium: Sonnenuhr und astrologisches Instrument (208 – 215). 6 Texte (217 – 250) Literaturverzeichnis (251 – 265), Abbildungsnachweis (266), Liste der Subskribenten (267). Some chapters have already been articles in sundial journals. They have been revised and corrected. The 6th part contains over 15 Latin medieval sundial texts (including the proof of the corresponding manuscripts), some of which were transcribed for the first time and translated into German for the book. The Latin version and the translation are placed next to each other in two columns. The bibliography and seven pages can be downloaded from the link <https://bit.ly/3Ie0T3g> https://bit.ly/3Ie0T3g. If you are interested in the book, please send me an e-mail (schalda...@aol.com) with the subject "Interesse MAS". Anyone who would like to purchase the book already now, although the exact conditions are not yet available, should indicate "Erwerb MAS" in the subject line. The consecutive book number is assigned according to the order in which the orders are placed. Further notifications are not necessary, unless more than one copy is requested, for questions or for personal notifications. As soon as the price is available, everyone who responds will receive a message from me, and when 60 orders have been received the book will go to press. If this number is not reached by the end of October, the project will not proceed. The website link <https://wiwasasi.mozello.de/blog> https://wiwasasi.mozello.de/blog will provide updates about its progress. 15.03.2023 Karlheinz Schaldach
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