Extremely rare and exceptional large Flemish sundial with ho - Lot 122

Lot 122
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Extremely rare and exceptional large Flemish sundial with ho - Lot 122
Extremely rare and exceptional large Flemish sundial with horizontal brass table of square shape (43,5 x 43,5 cm) engraved with Latin texts indicating the art of its reading. It seems that this instrument was commissioned as a gift for the Dominican preacher Antonin de Meester born on October 28 at the time of his installation in the priesthood on December 17. One important thing to know here is that it was drawn by the Franciscan friar Raphael and engraved also by a Franciscan friar, as Dominicans do not work with their hands. This beautiful sundial is in very good condition. The time table goes from four o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock in the evening. The dotted lines indicate the different movements of the sun during the year and the saints to be honored on those dates. The text here is cold stamped in small capitals. Composition extremely remarkable of finesse. The general layout is of great beauty. End of the XVIIth century (missing the small gnomon) 43.5 cm, 43.5 cm General motto in the form of a rebus: SUME CAPUT VENTI Take the initial of Vent V XERCIS CAPUT ADDE GEMENTI Add the initial of Xerxes. X DEME CAPUT LAURO Take the initial of Lauro L TRIA CCC SI PINGIS IN AURO If you paint 3 CCC in golden letters CCC TOTQUE DIES CREDIS QUOD CONTINET ANNUS, HABEBIS Then you will have as many days as you think the year contains E.g. CCCLXV OR 365 (backwards : VXLCCC) HOROLOGIUM INDICANS SOLSTITIA AC LINEAM AEQUINOCTIATEM SIMULQUE FESTA SANCTORUM ORDINIS SPN DOMINICI Translation: Sundial indicating the solstices and the equinox line, at the same time as the feasts of the saints of the preaching order of the Dominicans (For example: January 23: Raimond (Pennafort), Catalan Dominican, 1175-1275 April 5: Saint Vincent Ferrier, Spanish Dominican, 1357-1419 etc. Note the name of the Provincial of the Friars Preachers, Antonin de Meester (Dominican), on two occasions: October 28, for the anniversary of his birth; December 17, to commemorate the day of his installation in the priesthood. The Meesters, ennobled in the eighteenth century, belonged to a family of notables from the region of Mechelen (Belgium) DELINEABAT EN RAPHAEL (or RAPHAN L) MINOR. ITAL. CONVENTUALIS Translation: Drawn by Brother Raphael, a conventual (Franciscan) minor from Italy. The conventual minors belong to the Franciscan order, founded by Francis of Assisi, a mendicant order like the Dominican order. BY GRAV J.C. MARINE Translation: Engraved by JC Marine
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