Title
Miniature from a Mamluk copy of the Automata of al Jaziri or the Book of Knowledge of Mechanical Devices
Caption
Miniature from a Mamluk copy of the Automata of al Jaziri or the Book of Knowledge of Mechanical Devices, The mechanical devices depicted and described in the book did not always have practical use, some were automata contrived for amusement. Detail of water scoop. Egypt. Islamic. Mamluk copy, first written 1181 1206. Dyarbakir.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Spink and Son Ltd.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A20_357
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,2Mb (3,6Mb) / 9,6in x 11,8in / 2885 x 3543 (300dpi)