Sujet
Miniature from a Mamluk copy of the Automata of al Jaziri or the Book of Knowledge of Mechanical Devices
Légende
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.
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Werner Forman Archive/ Spink and Son Ltd.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_357
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,2Mo (3,6Mo) / 24,4cm x 30,0cm / 2885 x 3543 (300dpi)