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Celestial globe with mechanical movement.

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applied arts early modern german renaissance (northern)

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Georg ROLL (1546-1592): A clockwork driven globe that shows movements of the sun; moon; and stars. One of two globes given to Emperor Rudolph II and his brother Archduke Ernst in 1584.

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