
Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery
1712-1713 · Wood
Science Museum, London

1712-1713 · Wood
Science Museum, London

c. 1590-1600 · Oak
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

12th century · Wheel-cut relief glass
British Museum, London

December 1499 · Letterpress printing in roman type
Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

c. 1513-14 · Oil on panel
Missing since January 1945.

Second half of the 16th century · Silk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1392 · Iron-framed
Dial, automata and the current

c. 1467-1473 · Tempera and oil on oak panel
National Museum in Gdansk

12th century · Ink and light colour on silk
Palace Museum, Beijing
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