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Astronomical Compendium
Signed by Christoph Schissler
circa 1550; Augsburg
Gilt brass; 60 x 65 x 12 mm closed

Unusual for a compendium by the renowned Augsburg maker Christoph Schissler, this instrument bears mainly arabesque patterns and consists only of a 'wegweiser' with a wind vane, a universal equatorial dial and a horizontal dial with an inset magnetic compass and a list of latitudes.

The compendium is undated, but the comparison with dated instruments suggests that it is one of Schissler's earliest pieces.

A very similar compendium by Schissler was sold by Christie's South Kensington in November 1997.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1855,9-4.1

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