Zodiac from the Castle Water Clock (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma 'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices)
ManuscriptsArab14th century

Zodiac from the Castle Water Clock (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma 'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices)

1354

Artists

al-JazariArtist
Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Culture
Arab
Period
Mamluk period
Century
14th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 39 x 27.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Bequest.

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