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Dividers
Dividers in the shape of a dagger made of blued steel with gold inlays. A very precious object, it was part of a set of instruments for military or cartographic use. Carries the inscription "Volentieri" [willingly] in gold, whose significance is unclear. When the dividers are open, they display [...]
Creator
- Benvenuto della Volpaia
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Dividers
- Military instrument
- dividers (measuring devices)
Medium
- steel, gold
- Gold
- gold (metal)
- steel (alloy)
Creator
- Benvenuto della Volpaia
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Dividers
- Military instrument
- dividers (measuring devices)
Medium
- steel, gold
- Gold
- gold (metal)
- steel (alloy)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 16th cent.
- 15XX
- 1600
- 1501
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:403041
Extent
- length 390 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/BenvenutoVolpaia.html
Year
- 1600
- 1501
Providing country
- Italy