Sundials

Daniel, Christopher St J. H.

ISBN 10: 074780558X / ISBN 13: 9780747805588

Published by Shire, UK, 2004

About this Item

Describes and illustrates each particular class of sundial likely to be found on buildings, in churchyards, public squares, private gardens and remote countryside locations." 32 pages; 5 3/4 x 8 1/4".

Seller Inventory # 3012

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sundials
• Publisher: Shire, UK
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074780558X
• ISBN 13: 9780747805588
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiques

About this title

Synopsis

Sundials were once highly important timepieces although now they more commonly appear as garden ornaments as the modern world demands greater convenience and accuracy. This concise study looks at each different class of sundial, including vertical, multiple, horizontal, equinoctial polar and other more unusual dials. The book begins with the history and development of using the sun to determine the passing of time, from prehistory to the Romans and Anglo-Saxons and the first publications devoted to the art of dialling from the late 16th cetury onwards. Historic as well as modern dials are discussed and illustrated, including those found on buildings, in churchyards, in public squares and private gardens.

About the Author

Christopher Daniel joined the National Maritime Museum in 1964, after a career at sea, becoming Heading of the Department of Museum services. In 1986 he left the museum to pursue his current career as a sundial designer. His works include the famous dolphin sundial at Greenwich, marking the Queen's Silver Jubilee; the reconstructed vertical sundial at HM Tower of London; the Sir Francis Drake commemorative stained glass sundial in Buckland Abbey; and the equinoctial armillary sundial in Windsor. He is chairman of the British Sundial Society and author of the 'sundial page' in 'Clocks' magazine.