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品名（中）	天文台钟
品名（英）	Astronomical table clock
入馆年号	1917年，17.190.634a–d
策展部门	欧洲雕塑和装饰艺术（European Sculpture and Decorative Arts）
创作者	Jeremias Metzger【1520 至 1602】【德国人】
创作年份	公元 1568
创作地区
分类	钟表业（Horology）
尺寸	整体: 14 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 英寸 (36.2 × 21.6 × 14.6 厘米)
介绍（中）	在 1500 年代，无价的知识通过出色的案例得到了验证。支持技术努力是贵族赞助商赢得智力赞誉的一种方式，甚至可以像渗透一样神奇地获得科学知识。例如，神圣罗马帝国皇帝斐迪南一世（Ferdinand I）在他的好奇柜里装满了钟表。这个例子显示了恒星的位置、星期几和行星标尺、罗马和阿拉伯数字的时间、白天和夜间时间以及日期;它甚至包括一个用于设置闹钟的磁盘。它的维也纳制造商Behaim可能与奥格斯堡的Metzger合作，后者的钟表如此受追捧，以至于他延长了行会规则以满足需求。正面有表盘（其中部分现已丢失），用于显示小时、太阳在黄道十二宫中的位置、一年中的某一天以及各种圣徒日。背面有一个发条驱动的星盘，显示了北半球十四颗恒星的表观运动。底座上描绘的游行来自汉斯·塞巴尔德·贝汉姆（Hans Sebald Beham，1500-1550 年）的版画，穿孔钟楼上的狩猎场景基于维吉尔·索利斯（1514-1562 年）的版画。顶端是阿尔弗雷德·安德烈（1839-1919）在巴黎制造的替代品。
介绍（英）	In the 1500s, priceless knowledge was validated through splendid casework. Supporting technological endeavor was a way for noble sponsors to earn intellectual kudos, even to magically gain scientific knowledge as if by osmosis. Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, for example, famously filled his curiosity cabinet with clocks. This example shows the stars’ positions, days of the week with planetary rulers, the time in Roman and Arabic numerals, daylight and nighttime hours, and the date; it even includes a disk for setting an alarm. Its Viennese maker, Behaim, may have collaborated with Metzger, of Augsburg, whose clocks were so sought after that he stretched guild rules to meet the demand. The front has dials (parts of which are now missing) for showing the hours, the position of the sun in the zodiac, and the day of the year, together with various saints’ days. The back has a clockwork-driven astrolabe showing the apparent motions of fourteen stars in the northern hemisphere. The procession depicted on the base is derived from an engraving by Hans Sebald Beham (1500–1550), and the hunting scenes on the pierced bell house are based on engravings by Virgil Solis (1514–1562). The finial is a replacement made in Paris by Alfred André (1839–1919).