The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical instrument, dating back more than 2,000 years, used to observe the positions of the stars. With modifications it has also been used for time-keeping, navigation, and surveying. Astrolabes depict the visual...

The astrolabe is an astronomical instrument used to observe the positions of the stars. With modifications it has also been used for timekeeping, navigation, and surveying. The most common type, the planispheric astrolabe, consisted of a star map (the...

The astrolabe is a historical astronomical instrument used by classical astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses included locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars; determining local time given local...

Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. Pp. xi + 467. $27.95 paperbound. This deeply conservative book provides a close reading of the thematic preoccupations and dramaturgic conventions of six of our better-known dramatists: James Reaney, Michael Cook, Sharon Pollock, Michel Tremblay,...

9780198530695 Astrolabes at Greenwich; a catalogue of the astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. van Cleempoel, Koenraad. Oxford U. Press 2005 339 pages $179.50 Hardcover QB85 Invented by the ancient Greeks for astronomical...

The finest bit of painting featured in Veronese’s Allegories: Virtue, Love and Exploration in Renaissance Venice, an exhibition devoted to Paolo Veronese on display at the Frick Collection, isn’t exactly part of the show; it’s in the accompanying catalog. Opposite the title page is a...

The finest bit of painting featured in Veronese’s Allegories: Virtue, Love and Exploration in Renaissance Venice, an exhibition devoted to Paolo Veronese on display at the Frick Collection, isn’t exactly part of the show; it’s in the accompanying catalog. Opposite the title page is a...