The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago is home to one of the world's great collections of astrolabes. Roderick and Marjorie Webster, Adler Curators Emeriti, present the Western astrolabes from the Adler's collection. The earliest of these instruments dates from the 13th century, others are from the workshops of the greatest craftsmen of the Renaissance. All are described here and illustrated lavishly with photographs showing the front, the back and additional details such as the maker's signature. Introductory ...
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The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago is home to one of the world's great collections of astrolabes. Roderick and Marjorie Webster, Adler Curators Emeriti, present the Western astrolabes from the Adler's collection. The earliest of these instruments dates from the 13th century, others are from the workshops of the greatest craftsmen of the Renaissance. All are described here and illustrated lavishly with photographs showing the front, the back and additional details such as the maker's signature. Introductory essays by the Websters and Sara Schechner Genuth explain the use of the astrolabe and its role in cultural and social history, while the appendices and bibliography provide information essential to the specialist.
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This book and its companion volume 1 (Eastern Astrolabes) are first of all, beautiful. Nice coffee table books (especially if your guests are astronomers!). Details of various types of astrolabes, built in Europe and in the Adler Planetarium collection. There is an overview of the theory but don't expect a detailed explanation of how to use them or details of the theory - for that get a copy of "The Planispheric Astrolabe," National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which makes the perfect companion. These two books assume you know that part.
