'Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks', from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari, dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315, Attributed to Syria or Iraq, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm), Codices, Al-Jazari, the author of this treatise on a variety of practical and fanciful mechanical devices, served at the Artuqid court in Diyar Bakr in the late eleventh to the early twelfth century. Some of the elements of the peacock clock, run by water, are shown in this illustration
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Design, Water Clock, Peacocks, Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya, Book, Knowledge, Ingenious Mechanical Devices, Badi, al-Zaman b, al Razzaz al-Jazari, dated .H, 715/.D, 1315, Attributed, Syria, Iraq, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, H, 12 3/8, 31.4 cm, Codices, Al-Jazari, author, treatise, variety, practical, fanciful mechanical devices, served, Artuqid court, Diyar Bakr, late eleventh, early twelfth, century, elements, peacock clock, run, water, shown, illustration
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