Horary Quadrant
dated 1438 , Attributed to: Johann von Gmunden
Horary Quadrant
Emperor Frederick III and his Device
In 1437, the future Emperor Frederick III declared that the five letters “AEIOV” were to be used to designate his property. This allows us to link a few objects with his once magnificent treasury. The measuring instruments document the emperor’s interest both in astronomy and in the astrological interpretation it held for him.
Object data
Object Name
Scientific instrument; clock; sundial
Culture
Vienna
Dated
dated 1438
Attributed to
Johann von Gmunden (1380/85 Gmunden - 1442 Wien) - GND
Material
Ivory
Dimensions
H. 9,1 cm, B. 8,7 cm
Inscribed
"aeiov"
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 166
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