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240 10 a| Astronomische Uhr des Strassburger Münsters.l| English?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 14 a| The astronomical clock of Strasbourg cathedralh| [electronic resource] :b| function and significance /c| by Günther Oestmann ; English translation by Bruce W. Irwin.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2020];

300 a| xiv, 328 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 25 cm;

490 0 a| Scientific instruments and collections,x| 1877-7066 ;v| volume 8;

500 a| Revised translation of: Die Strassburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells. Stuttgart : Verlag für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik, 1993.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Strasbourg Cathedral's astronomical clock is one of the most famous and well-known astronomical clock monuments in the world. No other clock has been described and appreciated so often and in such a myriad of ways. This book gives a detailed delineation of the artistic and technical components of the 1571-74 clock and it presents the astronomical indications and the underlying conceptional framework. According to an hitherto unknown original source Günther Oestmann discovered a contemporary programmatic statement and that the clock displays four ways of determining the ascendant as described by Ptolemy. Oestmann ascertained that the Strasbourg clock is the result of a highly original reception of the architectural theory of Vitruvius and other mathematical and mechanical texts of Late Antiquity. Revised and updated translation from the German edition Die Strassburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells des 16. Jahrhunderts. Published by GNT-Verlag in 1993"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The astronomical clock of Strasbourg cathedral function and significance / by Günther Oestmann ; English translation by Bruce W. Irwin.

Author/creator	Oestmann, Günther, 1959-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Description	xiv, 328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Cathédrale de Strasbourg. Astronomical clocks--France. --Strasbourg.

Uniform title	Astronomische Uhr des Strassburger Münsters. English
Series	Scientific instruments and collections, 1877-7066 ; volume 8
Abstract	"Strasbourg Cathedral's astronomical clock is one of the most famous and well-known astronomical clock monuments in the world. No other clock has been described and appreciated so often and in such a myriad of ways. This book gives a detailed delineation of the artistic and technical components of the 1571-74 clock and it presents the astronomical indications and the underlying conceptional framework. According to an hitherto unknown original source Günther Oestmann discovered a contemporary programmatic statement and that the clock displays four ways of determining the ascendant as described by Ptolemy. Oestmann ascertained that the Strasbourg clock is the result of a highly original reception of the architectural theory of Vitruvius and other mathematical and mechanical texts of Late Antiquity. Revised and updated translation from the German edition Die Strassburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells des 16. Jahrhunderts. Published by GNT-Verlag in 1993"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Revised translation of: Die Strassburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells. Stuttgart : Verlag für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik, 1993.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020007395
ISBN	9789004423466 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

The astronomical clock of Strasbourg cathedral function and significance / by Günther Oestmann ; English translation by Bruce W. Irwin.

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