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I am looking at a picture in the book "Astronomy", by Donald
Menzel (Random, 1970, p.49). The picture shows a medieval landscape
(probably woodcut), with sun and moon in the sky. A man has stuck his
head through the vault of the sky which is covered with stars, and peering
beyond at what appears to be a series of interlocking wheels. Is this the
picture? There is no title or artist cited, only the notation "Bettmann
Archive."
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On Tue, 30 Jun 1998, Julie Rabine wrote:
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> I remember this same picture from a textbook I had in school. Maybe my
> school used the same book as your patron...I'm afraid I don't recall
> anything else about it, but thought you might like confirmation that the
> print exsists (at least in my memory!).
>
> Julie Rabine
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> On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Morris Museum
> of Art wrote:
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> > We have a patron who remembers a wood block print in one of his textbooks
> > showing a man crawling up a hill and lifting up a corner of a starry sky to
> > reveal a set of gears. He thinks it is from the 15th century (maybe 14th).
> > Any help on the identity of the artist and the work is appreciated.
> >
> > Cary Wilkins
> > Librarian/Archivist
> > Center for the Study of Southern Painting
> > Morris Museum of Art
> > Augusta, GA 30901
> > 706-828-3801
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