"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Title "Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari (Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia)
Publication Date: dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Publication Place Attributed to probably Syria or Iraq -
Subject Islamic Art
Type Book
Language Undetermined
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Physical Dimensions H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID 55.121.13
Record ID 451300
Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Notes Rogers Fund, 1955 — Attributed to probably Syria or Iraq
Malzeme Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari (Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia)
Publication Date dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Publication Place Attributed to probably Syria or Iraq -
Subject Islamic Art
Type Book
Language Undetermined
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Physical Dimensions H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID 55.121.13
Record ID 451300
Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Notes Rogers Fund, 1955 — Attributed to probably Syria or Iraq
Malzeme Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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