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Zusatztext This is a fascinating and eminently scholarly book that is the first to focus attention on this important aspect of Roman timekeeping, and Oxford University Press is to be commended for publishing the many photographs with the clarity required to see the fine details commented upon by the author. Informationen zum Autor Richard Talbert is a Cambridge Classics graduate who taught in the United Kingdom and Canada before becoming Kenan Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he has established the Ancient World Mapping Center. His many books include The Senate of Imperial Rome, the collaborative Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, and Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered. Klappentext Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. Zusammenfassung Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Maps Abbreviations Chapter 1 Sundials and their Place in the Roman Empire Sundial Environment Sundial Thinking Portable Sundials: Types and Functioning Chapter 2 The Geographical Portable Sundials Illustrated and Described Presentation Format Rome, no. 1 Kircher Museum, no. 2 Memphis, no. 3 Aquileia, no. 4 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna/Wien, no. 5 Crêt-Châtelard, no. 6 Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, no. 7 Aphrodisias, no. 8 Samos, no. 9 Time Museum, no. 10 Philippi, no. 11 Science Museum, London, no. 12 Vignacourt/Berteaucourt-les-Dames, no. 13 Mérida, no. 14 British Museum, London, no. 15 Balkans, no. 16 Chapter 3 Geographical Awareness and Worldviews Names Figures: The Concept of Latitude Figures: The Concept of Latitude Applied Distinguishing Homonymous Cities Comparative Frameworks and Orientation Latitude and Worldview Chapter 4 A Community of Diallers ? Time-Telling: Margins of Error Table: Time Museum, no. 10, and British Museum, London, no. 15 Criteria for the Choice of Names The Appeal of the Object The Spreading of Knowledge and Related Attractions Time-Telling Needs Conclusion: A Community of Diallers ? Chapter 5 Post-Classical Comparisons The Astrolabe The Navicula and 'Regiomontanus' Types Nuremberg Sundials Scottish Stone Sundials The Twentieth Century and Beyond Appendix The Aquincum Fragment: A Sundial-Maker's Manual ? Gazetteer Table of Latitudes and Locations Bibliography Ancient and Medieval Texts and Inscriptions Modern Scholarship Art Credits Index ...
