The Squire's 'Steed of Brass' as Astrolabe: Some Implications of the 'Canterbury Tales'

Author / Editor
Osborn, Marijane.

Title
The Squire's 'Steed of Brass' as Astrolabe: Some Implications of the 'Canterbury Tales'

Published
Patrick J. Gallacher and Helen Damico, eds. Hermeneutics and Medieval Culture (Albany : State University of New York Press, 1989), pp. 121-31.

Description
In SqT, Chaucer obliquely introduces the astrolabe, an instrument used for celestial observation in navigation and timekeeping. According to Osborn, the diagram and operation of the astrolabe clarify our understanding of both time and place in CT.

Alternative Title
Hermeneutics and Medieval Culture.

Chaucer Subjects
Squire and His Tale.
Treatise on the Astrolabe.
Canterbury Tales--General.