Epact: Surveyor's Line unsigned, 16th century

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Surveyor's Line
Unsigned
16th century; German
Wood, cord, gilt brass; 195 mm in length

The line is wound on a wooden handle with a gilt brass decoration around it. The top part of the handle is cross shaped and the line has small brass rings attached at regular intervals.

Ilaria Meliconi

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory no. 617

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