A candle of carefully controlled weight and wick, used by scribes, scholars, and timekeepers to measure the passage of hours. The chandler marks the candle at regular intervals; as the flame burns, each mark signals an hour’s passage. Less subject to drafts and sputtering than common candles, calibrated candles are favored in monastic scriptoriums and by astrologers who need precision in their night observations.
Candle, Calibrated
Marked candle burned to measure hours; favored by scribes, scholars, astrologers.