| Compasses in mediaeval art
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Creation as depicted in the Bible Moralisée, Cod. 2554, fol. Iv, Paris, 1. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts: Gott als Weltenschöpfer Copyright: ÖNB/Bildarchiv. circa 1250. Below: a miniature entitle “Architect of the World” from the Trèsor of Brunetto Latini. 15th Century manuscript, preserved at Paris. [AQC Vol VIII p. 89. 1895. DOWNLOAD HI RES PNG].  Further examples can be seen in such works as Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia, and Astronomer, mediaeval Bible illustration and William Blake’s Ancient of Days Measuring Time.. |