Diptych
Diptych A diptych is any object with two flat plates ... less expensive than ivory). One form of diptych was like a shallow box. It had ... is critical). If the hinge of the diptych is level with the ground (classically measured ... almost a lost art. A north-indicating diptych is possible only if the two ...
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Diptych   (translated from French)
Diptych This article is one outline to supplement ... share your knowledge by modifying it. One diptych is a?uvre of painting or of ...
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Diptych   (translated from Russian)
Diptych Di?ptikh (deg 三角洲? ? ? ? ? ?? - double), the lists ... the ancient church. Initially in a word diptych were designated those using by Greeks and ...
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Talk:Diptych
Talk:Diptych This article or section contains information that ... citing sources. I have heard of the diptych. I believe that the info given in ... no matter which way you hold a diptych, both dials will show the same time. Some people apparently believe that the diptych doesn't measure all these things. One ... sundial said that both sides of a diptych measured the same time no matter ...
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The Wilton Diptych
The Wilton Diptych The Wilton Diptych tempera on wood, each section 47.5 × 29.2 cm The Wilton Diptych (c.1395-1399) is a portable altarpiece taking the form of a diptych. It was painted for King Richard II ... the left hand side panel of the diptych, Richard is shown kneeling. Beside him ...
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Image:Ivory Diptych.jpg
Image:Ivory Diptych.jpg Image File history File links Metadata ... Commons with the same name, Image:Ivory Diptych.jpg. File history Legend: (cur) = this is ...
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Sundial
... advanced yet portable astronomical instruments were developed. Diptych sundial One popular portable sundial design was called a diptych. It consisted of two small flat faces ... the string (and thus different projections), a diptych can be self-aligning. When both faces show the same time, the diptych shows the local apparent solar time. Additionally ... north (in the northern hemisphere), and the diptych will be angled so the gnomon ...
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Spirou
... Franquin created famed villain Zorglub in the diptych of Z comme Zorglub and L'ombre ... arrêtera Cyanure?) and even time travel (The diptych of L'horloger de la comète and ... Greg (writing) and Jidéhem (backgrounds)). Concludes a diptych. 17. Spirou et les hommes-bulles (Spirou ... haricots partout (Beans Everywhere, 1980). Concludes a diptych. Nic & Cauvin 30. La ceinture du grand ... Awakening of the Z, 1986). Concludes a diptych. 38. La jeunesse de Spirou (Spirou' ...
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Lawrence Upton
... 2003 San' housepress, 2003 as he speaks, diptych; out both windows 2003 obscure meaning clear, triptych; out both windows, 2003 aether, diptych; out both windows, 2003 bosullow, triptych; out ... Canada, 1999 House housepress, Canada 1999 dan diptych with Bob Cobbing Writers Forum1998 Easy Kill ... his first assent Spanner, Hereford, 1995 DAM DIPTYCH Writers Forum, 1995 Three pieces Pointing Device ...
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Navigation
... by using a dual sundial called a diptych. When combined with a plumb bob, some ... could also determine latitude. Basically, when the diptych's two sundials indicated the same time, the diptych was aligned to the current latitude and ... wood oriented with the pole star or diptych. This was placed in front of the ...
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