Astrolabe: obverse
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Astrolabe: obverse
Piquer was a monk in the monastery of the Holy Cross in Catalonia. A close look at the ecliptic inside the rete of the NMM astrolabe reveals that the original calendar has been burnished out (probably some time after 1582) and replaced with the new, reformed version. Close inspection reveals traces of the original engraving. Thus the astrolabe can be dated much earlier to around the 1550s. It has a specially shaped red leather case that may well be original.
Michael D. Piquer
- Image reference: D8766_1
- National Maritime Museum, Barberini Collection
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