Zarbula's method was one of observation then geometric construction. He did not need to know the latitude or declination of the wall, he did not use tables or calculations he just worked directly on the wall. All his dial were within 2° of the 45th parallel, simplifying the construction, and all gave five-minute accuracy.
All the rest of the dial was laid out using a 45° square, with a 15° measure at the end. {{efn|Zarbula was working within 2° of the 45th parallel, so it worked. Further north or south the triangle would need to use the latitude and co-latitude and a protractor would have been needed}}
Zarbula treated his paintings as frescos so the body colour was embedded in the supporting lime mortar. He didn't use organic pigments, just oxides. These do not fade in the strong alpine sunlight.
Of the hundred dials by Zarbula, about 50 have survived, and a further dozen show visible traces.[4]
In Hautes-Alpes, seven dials are protected as Historic monuments.[5]
His dials can be divided into three specific styles Öiseau (Birds), Geometric, Baroque. The birds that appear in the dials of the early 1840s include toucans, jabirus, parakeets and other exotic birds not seen in these mountains. The geometric works of the late 1840s and 1850s are noted or their simplicity, and contain a little trompe l'oeil to give the design some artificial depth. The baroque dials are contain birds, vases, full trompe l'oeil and false-marbling. They contain the symbols of the Second Empire (1852-1870) and Napoleon III particularly the Imperial Eagle. The dials produced after 1865 include the Masonic device of the Square and Compasses: this is co-incidental to the rise and acceptance of masonry on both sides of the Italian French border.[6]
Commune/Village | Lieu-dit/Hameau/Hamlet | Édifice | Region | Country | Date | Protection | Notes | Coords. | Illus. |
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Briançon | Saint-Blaise | Briançonnais | France | 1870 | Deux cadrans | 44.8761|6.6134|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms |name=Briançon, Saint-Blaise}} |
Briançon | Place d'Armes | Centre d'art contemporain | Briançonnais | France | 1876 | Peut-être inspiré de Zarbula | 44.899|6.6429|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms |name=Briançon, place d'Armes, centre d'art contemporain}} |
Briançon | Saint-Blaise | Briançonnais | France | 1870 | 44.8757|6.6136|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms |name=Briançon, Saint-Blaise}} |
Briançon | Pont-de-Cervières, 4 chemin du Canal-du-Four | Briançonnais | France | 1845 | 44.8863|6.6377|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms |name=Briançon, Pont-de-Cervières}} |
Cervières | Maison Delouis | Briançonnais | France | 1839 | PA05000001|PA05000001|source=non}} | Deux cadrans | 44.8696|6.7227|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Cervières, maison Delouis}} |
Cervières | Hôtel de ville | Briançonnais | France | 44.8694|6.7205|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Cervières, hôtel de ville}} |
Eygliers | Le Cros | Briançonnais | France | 1841 | 44.6819|6.6245|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Eygliers, Le Cros}} |
La Salle-les-Alpes | Les Pananches | Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste | Briançonnais | France | 1879 | Attribué à Zarbula | 44.9395|6.5825|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=La Salle-les-Alpes, Les Pananches, chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste}} |
La Salle-les-Alpes | 38 rue de la Guisane | Briançonnais | France | 1841 | 44.9455|6.5631|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=La Salle-les-Alpes, 38 rue de la Guisane}} |
Puy-Saint-André | Pierre-Feu | Briançonnais | France | 1871 | 44.8718|6.6|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Puy-Saint-André, Pierre-Feu}} |
Puy-Saint-André | Briançonnais | France | 44.8793|6.5993|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Puy-Saint-André}} |
Puy-Saint-Pierre | Le Pinet, 2 rue de Jérusalem | Briançonnais | France | 1842 | PA00135605|PA00135605|source=non}} | Deux cadrans | 44.8905|6.6253|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Puy-Saint-Pierre, Le Pinet, 2 rue de Jérusalem}} |
Saint-Chaffrey | Le Villard-Laté, 27 rue des Trois-Fontaines | Briançonnais | France | 1847 | PA00135607|PA00135607|source=non}} | 44.9366|6.5945|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Chaffrey, Le Villard-Laté, 27 rue des Trois-Fontaines}} |
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | Bouchier | Briançonnais | France | 1853 | 44.8327|6.5658|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Bouchier}} |
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | Prelles | Briançonnais | France | 1845 | 44.8546|6.5807|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Prelles}} |
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | Prelles | Briançonnais | France | 44.854|6.5803|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Prelles}} |
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | Église Saint-Martin | Briançonnais | France | 44.8403|6.5853|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, église Saint-Martin}} |
Les Orres | Le Mélezet | Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation | Les Orres | France | 1853 | PA05000006|PA05000006|source=non}} | 44.505|6.5533|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Les Orres, Le Mélezet, église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation}} |
Arvieux | Le Coin | Maison Jean-Paul Blanc | Queyras | France | 1830 | Superposition de cadrans, l'un d'eux pouvant être de Zarbula | 44.7726|6.7328|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Arvieux, Le Coin, maison Jean-Paul Blanc}} |
Arvieux | Queyras | France | 1857 | 44.7669|6.7385|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Arvieux}} |
Arvieux | Les Escoyères | Queyras | France | 1842 | 44.7189|6.7441|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Arvieux, Les Escoyères}} |
Arvieux | Les Escoyères | Chapelle Saint-Roch | Queyras | France | 1857 | 44.7183|6.743|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Arvieux, Les Escoyères, chapelle Saint-Roch}} |
Château-Ville-Vieille | Ville-Vieille | Queyras | France | Attribué à Zarbula | 44.7565|6.7894|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Château-Ville-Vieille, Ville-Vieille}} |
Château-Ville-Vieille | Clot-du-Riou | Queyras | France | PA00135602|PA00135602|source=non}} | Deux cadrans | 44.7651|6.779|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Château-Ville-Vieille, Clot-du-Riou}} |
Château-Ville-Vieille | Ville-Vieille | Église Saint-André | Queyras | France | 1843 | 44.7599|6.8219|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Château-Ville-Vieille, Ville-Vieille, église Saint-André}} |
Château-Ville-Vieille | Ville-Vieille | Queyras | France | 1843 | 44.7572|6.7939|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Château-Ville-Vieille, Ville-Vieille}} |
Château-Ville-Vieille | La Rua | Queyras | France | 44.7602|6.8194|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Château-Ville-Vieille, La Rua}} |
Molines-en-Queyras | La Rua | Église Saint-Romain | Queyras | France | 1849 | 44.7315|6.8388|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Molines-en-Queyras, La Rua, église Saint-Romain}} |
Saint-Véran | Les Forannes, la Pointe du Jour | Queyras | France | 1840 | PA05000004|PA05000004|source=non}} | 44.7018|6.8662|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, Les Forannes, la Pointe du Jour}} |
Saint-Véran | La Raux | Queyras | France | 1840 | 44.6982|6.8626|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, La Raux}} |
Saint-Véran | Ferme de Mathieu Romain | Queyras | France | 1840 | 44.6998|6.8683|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, ferme de Mathieu Romain}} |
Saint-Véran | Haut-Forranes | Queyras | France | 1840 | 44.703|6.8649|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, Haut-Forranes}} |
Saint-Véran | Pierre-Belle | Queyras | France | 1840 | 44.6987|6.8692|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, Pierre-Belle}} |
Saint-Véran | Les Gabelous | Ancienne douane | Queyras | France | 1858 | 44.6991|6.8699|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Véran, Les Gabelous, ancienne douane}} |
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | Petite-Serennes | Ubaye | France | 1860 | 44.5289|6.7744|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Petite-Serennes}} |
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | Maljasset | Ubaye | France | 1860 | 44.5929|6.8431|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Maljasset}} |
Pragela | Souchères Basses | Chapelle | Val Cluson | Italie | 1872 | 45.0296|6.9609|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Pragela, Souchères Basses, chapelle}} |
Pragela | Traverse, 6 via Nazionale | Val Cluson | Italie | 45|6.926|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Pragela, Traverse, 6 via Nazionale}} |
Pragela | Villarmont | Val Cluson | Italie | 1872 | 45.0002|6.9168|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Pragela, Villarmont}} |
Sauze di Cesana | Rollieres | Chapelle | Val Cluson | Italie | 1870 | Deux cadrans | 44.9375|6.8323|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sauze di Cesana, Rollieres, chapelle}} |
Sestrières | Champlas du Col, 28 via Nazionale | Val Cluson | Italie | 1870 | 44.9476|6.8517|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sestrières, Champlas du Col, 28 via Nazionale}} |
Sestrières | Champlas du Col, 7 via Nazionale | Val Cluson | Italie | 1870 | 44.9477|6.8527|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sestrières, Champlas du Col, 7 via Nazionale}} |
Sestrières | Borgata | Val Cluson | Italie | 1872 | 44.9721|6.8955|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sestrières, Borgata}} |
Sestrières | Borgata, 14 via del Colle | Val Cluson | Italie | 1872 | 44.9722|6.8959|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sestrières, Borgata, 14 via del Colle}} |
Sestrières | Borgata, 12a via del Colle | Val Cluson | Italie | 1872 | 44.9719|6.8956|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Sestrières, Borgata, 12a via del Colle}} |
Usseaux | Balboutet | Val Cluson | Italie | 1833 | Deux cadrans | 45.052|7.0136|type:landmark_region:IT-TO|format=dms|name=Usseaux, Balboutet}} |
Névache | Ville-Haute | Église Saint-Marcellin | Vallée de la Clarée | France | 45.0188|6.6047|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Névache, Ville-Haute, église Saint-Marcellin}} |
Val-des-Prés | Pra-Premier | Vallée de la Clarée | France | 1843 | PA00135609|PA00135609|source=non}} | 44.9516|6.6755|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Val-des-Prés, Pra-Premier}} |
Val-des-Prés | La Vachette | Vallée de la Clarée | France | 1840 | 44.9175|6.6754|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Val-des-Prés, La Vachette}} |
Val-des-Prés | La Vachette | Vallée de la Clarée | France | 1852 | 44.9166|6.6739|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Val-des-Prés, La Vachette}} |
Valloire | Valloire | France | 45.1654|6.4275|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Valloire}} |
Valloire | Les Verneys | Valloire | France | 45.1497|6.4205|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Valloire, Les Verneys}} |
Vallouise | Maison de Bardonèche | Vallouise | France | 1840 | IM05003855|IM05003855|source=non}} | Deux cadrans | 44.8445|6.4855|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Vallouise, maison de Bardonèche}} |
Vallouise | Le Villard | Chapelle Saint-Sébastien | Vallouise | France | 1869 | IM05003852|IM05003852|source=non}} | Deux cadrans | 44.8417|6.4728|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Vallouise, Le Villard, chapelle Saint-Sébastien}} |
Valserres | Les Trancs | France | 1854 | 44.4917|6.1234|type:landmark_region:FR-05|format=dms|name=Valserres, Les Trancs}} |