Astrolabes for the King: The Astrolabe of Petrus Raimundi of Barcelona.
The astrolabe of Petrus Raimundi, made in Barcelona in 1375, occupies a significant position in the set of medieval Spanish astrolabes with Latin inscriptions, as it is the only one signed and dated that has survived to the present day. A full description and study of the astrolabe is presented in t...
| Published in: | Medieval Encounters Vol. 23; no. 1-5; pp. 421 - 444 |
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2017
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