Oh dear, I’m afraid this tickled me. Apologies for the relevant page at the British Museum no longer being available. Suffice it, this article is about a medieval horary quadrant:
“ . . . Intriguing Objects Made by Richard II – an hororary [sic] quadrant enables the user to tell the time from the height of the sun – in the British Museum dated around 1398 . . . ”
Now, you and I know Richard II, right? Can you picture him sitting at his work bench in his leather apron, dirtying his fingernails (maybe even cracking them! 😮) hammering, inscribing, screwing and otherwise creating a horary quadrant? No, nor me.
It’s a laugh though!
murreyandblue 
Definitely paints a comical picture!
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