File:Al-Jazari - A Candle Clock.jpg
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Summary
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Farruk ibn Abd al-Latif (CB) |
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A Candle Clock from a copy of al-Jazaris treatise on automata, Kitab fi ma'ari-fat al-hiyal al-handasiya Folio from Kitab fi ma`arifat al-hiyal al-handisaya (The book of knowledge of ingenious mechanical devices) Automata by al-Jazari (d. 1206); recto: A candle clock; verso: text |
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| Date | Early 14th century (AD 1315 December) / Dated Ramadan 715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H: 30.8 W: 21.9 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | folio-fromkitab-fi-ma-arifat-al-hiyal-al-handisaya-the-book-of-knowledge-of-ingenious-mechanical-devices-automata-by-al-jazari-d-1206-recto-a-candle-clock-verso-text-calligrapher-farruq-ibn-abd-al-latif/DAFoGzo89okenw — Google Arts & Culture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 07:35, 20 November 2021 | 6,305 × 8,750 (16.89 MB) | Nous | Better quality picture from Google Art |
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