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Handmade Compass and Sundial offered by our team at Dracolite. Handcrafted by skilled Spain artisans.
Ideal for :
* Larp or other event * Renaissance Decoration * Holidays and birthdays gift Based on a 16th century Astronomical Compendium, beautifully crafted, and exquisitely detailed, the Urania Propitia compass is a wonderful pocket size curiosity that will delight as well decorate an office or den. In the style of the compendiums, inside the casing of Renaissance character, there is a sundial of folding gnomon, mounted on a compass. Beautifully crafted of Brass complete with booklets explaining use and historical context -
Handmade Compass offered by our team at Dracolite. Handcrafted by skilled Spain artisans.
Ideal for :
* Larp or other event * Renaissance Decoration * Holidays and birthdays gift Nautical or Marine compass with Cardan system. Cardan: plate moves freely as with the sea waves. The Cardan or marine compass is a nautical instrument whose use was fundamental in the development of navigation and cartography. This exquisite instrument features the compass set in a gimbal with the two rings divided into 360 degrees. The gimbal is also called a Cardan after the Italian mathematician who developed this method of leveling the instrument at sea in the 15th century. The interior of the lid is decorated with a compass rose and the top of the lid is decorated with a marine scene. The compass is crafted of a wooden base with brass lid. -
Handmade Compass and Sundial offered by our team at Dracolite. Handcrafted by skilled Spain artisans.
Ideal for :
* Larp or other event * Renaissance Decoration * Holidays and birthdays gift This sea or gimbaled compass (name of the mechanical system) makes it possible that the plate of the compass always remains in horizontal position, in spite of the swaying of the boat, to facilitate the reading. The sun compass also includes a sundial, whose reading is simplified with the orientation. Nautical wood and brass have a compass rose which 32 divisions which correspond with each of the 32 rhumbs. The instrument is accompanied by a documentation with description in which their use is explained in detail. -
Handmade Perpetual Calendar offered by our team at Dracolite. Handcrafted by skilled Spain artisans.
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* Larp or other event * Renaissance Decoration * Holidays and birthdays gift This calendar starts on January 1st, 1600 and ends December 31st, 2799 it is based on the repeating cycle of 400 years and a solar cycle of 28 years. It works by means of the "Dominical Letter" This beautiful instrument is fashioned of brass and comes complete with wooden base and booklets explaining method of use and historical context.