Fullscreen: Clockstreet Grunge Abstract
 |
Title: Clockstreet Grunge Abstract Description: I dunno. I’m battin about 3/5 with my last couple, but I’m still gearing up for NaNoWriMo, so I’m distracted. Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024 Credits: Based off the picture by Alex Balan. Creative Commons licensed derivative. NOTE: Some people have pointed out that the roman numerals on the clock are wrong, specifically the 4. I thought so too, but a quick google found this: Wikipedia: Roman Numerals, IIII vs. IV: “Originally, it was common to use IIII to represent four, because IV represented the Roman god Jupiter, whose Latin name, IVPPITER, begins with IV. The subtractive notation (which uses IV instead of IIII) has become universally used only in modern times.” Also had to do with how many molds a clockmaker needed: with 4 as IIII, the clockmaker only needed 1 mold that could be broken apart in different ways to get all the numerals for the clock: VIIIIIX |
Related posts:
- Guest Wallpaper: Old Cog by mszafran
- Guest Wallpaper: Birthed in Brass by Terrichance
- Guest Wallpaper: Raygun by mszafran
- iPhone- Simple Rust2
Oh man, this is awesome. Please tell me there will be a wide-screen version coming out.
Reply
Mousewrites Reply:
October 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Yeah, I can probably do that. It’ll look a bit different, but it’ll be close.
Glad you like it!
Reply
The Roman numerals are not correct and really hurt the overall image.
Reply
Mousewrites Reply:
October 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
You know, i didn’t even notice. On the original, you can see how the clock has for ‘I’s instead of the normal IV. Hm… I wonder why.
I found this picture by typing in ‘Romanian’ and ‘clock’. Now I wonder if there’s some odd Romanian version of the numerals, or if it was just an error on the clockmaker’s part?
Think of it as a clock from a slightly different timeline, one where 4 in roman numerals was IIII.
Reply
Mousewrites Reply:
October 28th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Oh, and I found this, as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#IIII_vs._IV
Originally, it was common to use IIII to represent four, because IV represented the Roman god Jupiter, whose Latin name, IVPPITER, begins with IV. The subtractive notation (which uses IV instead of IIII) has become universally used only in modern times. For example, Forme of Cury, a manuscript from 1390, uses IX for nine, but IIII for four. Another document in the same manuscript, from 1381, uses IV and IX. A third document in the same manuscript uses IIII, IV, and IX. Constructions such as IIIII for five, IIX for eight or VV for 10 have also been discovered. Subtractive notation arose from regular Latin usage: the number 18 was duodeviginti or “two from twenty”; the number 19 was undeviginti or “one from twenty”. The use of subtractive notation increased the complexity of performing Roman arithmetic, without conveying the benefits of a full positional notation system.
Reply
I love that one man, another great job and I also second the idea that a wide screen would be great
Reply
I love it!
I have a bit weakness for rusted and tarnished metal.
Great job!
Reply
Even if the IIII was wrong (which obviously it’s not), this is still probably the most beautiful image of a clock that I’ve ever seen.
Reply
since this is under creative commons i assume that i can use/modify it for a project i am doing? thank you in advance
Reply