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The motto at top reads, "Life is but a passing shadow, the shadow of a bird on the wing." Many sundials bear a motto [ a ] to reflect the sentiments of its maker or owner.
A common sundial motto. See also tempus volat, hora fugit below. tempus rerum imperator: time, commander of all things "Tempus Rerum Imperator" has been adopted by the Google Web Accelerator project. It is shown in the "About Google Web Accelerator" page. Also, motto of Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. tempus vernum: spring time
By tradition, many sundials have a motto. The motto is usually in the form of an epigram: sometimes sombre reflections on the passing of time and the brevity of life, but equally often humorous witticisms of the dial maker. One such quip is, I am a sundial, and I make a botch, Of what is done much better by a watch. [7]
1578 A dial (maker unknown) for Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). Decoration included a ropework border, and scrolls at the end of the chapter ring. 1580s Simple punched dials- for use by the less wealthy, though the gnomon started to have a complex shape. 1590 Isaack Symmes, a 'gouldsmith'(sic) was producing dials.
The Buyck family (spelling variant: Buijck) is a noble Belgian family which can trace its origins back to the 14th century. [1] [2] [3]Several members have held or hold roles in politics, business and economics, architecture, as well as in the military field.
Heraldic plaque dated to 1466 with Habsburg motto F.I. A.E.I.O.U. Left part is Habsburg fesse coat of arms and right part is Counts of Celje coat of arms, united under Imperial double-headed eagle A.E.I.O.U. monogram of Frederick III Sundial in Meran (now Italy) featuring an A.E.I.O.U. inscription
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