Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials

Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9789004176652
ISBN-13 : 9004176659
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Book Synopsis Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials by : Catherine Eagleton

Download or read book Monks, Manuscripts and Sundials written by Catherine Eagleton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the surviving material and manuscript evidence, this book looks closely at a fascinating medieval sundial in the form of a ship. It considers who made and used the surviving instruments, as well as studying the scholars who wrote about it.


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