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The Horology Museum

The Catalogue

Individual clocks, watches, instruments and movements, each with photographs, maker, date, materials and the institution or archive that documents it. Every record links back to its source; images are credited and their rights status is tracked for review.

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Sundial, Anatolia (Asia Minor), 277 BCE – 262 BCE

Instruments · 277 BCE – 262 BCE

Sundial, Anatolia (Asia Minor), 277 BCE – 262 BCE

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Sundial, Egypt, 150 BCE – 75 BCE

Instruments · 150 BCE – 75 BCE

Sundial, Egypt, 150 BCE – 75 BCE

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Portable sundial

Instruments · c. 50

Portable sundial

Ensérune museum

Sundial, Anatolia (Asia Minor), 100 CE – 200 CE

Instruments · 100 CE – 200 CE

Sundial, Anatolia (Asia Minor), 100 CE – 200 CE

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Roman sundial, second half of the 2nd century AD

Instruments · second half of the 2nd century AD

Roman sundial, second half of the 2nd century AD

Fine Arts Museum Vienna

Sundial, Greece, 400–600

Instruments · 400–600

Sundial, Greece, 400–600

Science Museum Group, London

Sundial, Sweden, Middle Ages (1100 AD - 1500 AD)

Instruments · Middle Ages (1100 AD - 1500 AD)

Sundial, Sweden, Middle Ages (1100 AD - 1500 AD)

Swedish History Museum

Brass Moorish planispheric astrolabe with five plates, a shadow dial on the reverse and silver studs on the rete, c. 1150, IC 1058 [international checklist].

Instruments · 1145–1155

Brass Moorish planispheric astrolabe with five plates, a shadow dial on the reverse and silver studs on the rete, c. 1150, IC 1058 [international checklist].

Science Museum Group, London

Sundial, Netherlands, 1300–1500

Instruments · 1300–1500

Sundial, Netherlands, 1300–1500

The province of North Holland

Marble sundial by Khalīl ibn Ramtāsh, Cairo, 1326 (AH 726)

Instruments · 1326

Marble sundial by Khalīl ibn Ramtāsh, Cairo, 1326 (AH 726)

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Sundial, Sweden, late Middle Ages (1350 AD - 1500 AD) - 1

Instruments · late Middle Ages (1350 AD - 1500 AD) - 1600-tal (1500 AD - 1699 AD)

Sundial, Sweden, late Middle Ages (1350 AD - 1500 AD) - 1

Swedish History Museum

Sundial, France, 1351–1400

Instruments · 1351–1400

Sundial, France, 1351–1400

Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

Sundial, 1401–1500

Instruments · 1401–1500

Sundial, 1401–1500

Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

Sundial, stone, northern France, late 15th century

Instruments · late 15th century

Sundial, stone, northern France, late 15th century

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Sundial by Johann Müller von Königsberg gen. Regiomontanus, Austria, dated 1463

Instruments · dated 1463

Sundial by Johann Müller von Königsberg gen. Regiomontanus, Austria, dated 1463

Fine Arts Museum Vienna

Astrolabe, Italy, 1495–1505

Instruments · 1495–1505

Astrolabe, Italy, 1495–1505

Science Museum Group, London

Sundial, Germany, c. 1500

Instruments · c. 1500

Sundial, Germany, c. 1500

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Nocturnal and sundial attributed to Girolamo della Volpaia, Italy, 16th century

Instruments · 16th century

Nocturnal and sundial attributed to Girolamo della Volpaia, Italy, 16th century

Museo Galileo, Florence

Sundial from near Oswestry

Instruments · 1578 16th century

Sundial from near Oswestry

Archaeology Data Service

Sundial, 1500–1525

Instruments · 1500–1525

Sundial, 1500–1525

Rijksmuseum

Sundial, late 1500s tai early 1600s

Instruments · late 1500s tai early 1600s

Sundial, late 1500s tai early 1600s

Suomen kansallismuseo

Sundial, Sweden, nyare tid (1500 AD - 2100 AD)

Instruments · nyare tid (1500 AD - 2100 AD)

Sundial, Sweden, nyare tid (1500 AD - 2100 AD)

Swedish History Museum

Brass quadrant sundial, 6½-inch radius, with Italian hours, Europe, 1501–1600 (see note).

Instruments · 1501–1600

Brass quadrant sundial, 6½-inch radius, with Italian hours, Europe, 1501–1600 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London

Circular sundial, copper gilt and engraved, German, 16th century (no compass needle on cover glass)

Instruments · 1501–1600

Circular sundial, copper gilt and engraved, German, 16th century (no compass needle on cover glass)

Science Museum Group, London