Science and technology figure prominently in the reliefs found on Giotto's Campanile in Florence. Astronomy,navigation,mathematics,medicine,the arts of building and weaving are depicted allegorically with the personification ot their mythical inventors. They also offer a glimpse of contemporary life in 14th century Florence. This hexagonal relief depicts Gionitus,supposedly the inventor of astronomy,with a celestial globe and operating an astronomical quadrant | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Taille de l’image : | 4101 px × 4266 px |
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