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Astrolabe, by Regnerus Arsenius, Louvain, 1565

Inventory Number 53558

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.53558

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans. Bought by Lewis Evans at the sale of the collection of M. Roussel, Paris, 1911.
Primary inscriptions
"Regnerus Arsenius Nepos Gemmæ Frisij fecit Louanij anno 1565" inscribed on the limb below the throne.
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 297mm Height: 411mm Depth: 34mm
Inventory No
53558
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Mater, rete, 1 plate, alidade with sights each attached by a screw, throne attached by two screws, nut and bolt. The inside of the mater is inscribed with a quadratum nauticum and the back with a universal projection of the Gemma Frisius type.

This instrument is sometimes attributed to Gualterus Arsenius.

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