Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy.jpg


Summary

Artist
Farrukh ibn Abd al-Latif
Description
A Musical Toy from a copy of al-Jazari's treatise on automata, Kitab fi ma'ari-fat al-hiyal al-handasiya (1206 C.E.)
Early 14th century (1315)
Medium Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions H: 30.2 W: 21.7 cm
institution QS:P195,Q1075126
Accession number
Purchase, F1930.73
Source/Photographer folio-from-kitab-fi-ma-arifat-al-hiyal-al-handisaya-the-book-of-knowledge-of-ingenious-mechanical-devices-automata-by-al-jazari-d-1206-a-musical-toy-in-the-form-of-a-boat-reverse-text-calligrapher-farruq-ibn-abd-al-latif/TgGLsVEprNzoxQ Google Arts & Culture

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