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Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks, from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari (MET, 55.121.15)

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al-Jazari: "Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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al-Jazari  (1136–1206)  wikidata:Q81627 s:it:Autore:Al-Jazari q:en:Al-Jazari
 
al-Jazari
Alternative names
Ismail al-Jazari; Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari; Al-Jazari
Description mathematician, inventor, writer, engineer, astronomer and 'ālim
Date of birth/death 1136 Edit this at Wikidata 1206 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Upper Mesopotamia Turkey
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artist QS:P170,Q81627
Title
"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari
Description
Folio from an illustrated manuscript; Codices
Date dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315
Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions

H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)

W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
55.121.15
Credit line Rogers Fund, 1955
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451302

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