Harvard Art Museums > 1960.191: 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) Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"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) (al-Jazari) , 1960.191,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215674. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.191 People al-Jazari, Egyptian (14th century) Title 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) Other Titles Series/Book Title: Kitab fi Ma 'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 1354 Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt, Cairo? Period Mamluk period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215674 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions folio: 39 x 27.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Bequest. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.191 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Eric Schroeder, "Mrs. Rockefeller's Miniatures at the Fogg", The Connoisseur (August 1961), vol. 148, pp. 70-75, fig. 2 Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 15, 112, no. 45 al-Jazari, Compendium on the Theory and Practice of the Mechanical Arts, ed. Dr. Fuat Sezgin, Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science (Frankfurt, 2002) Exhibition History Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 Diverse are their Hues: Animals in Islamic Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/18/1984 - 02/09/1985 Islamic Art: The Power of Pattern, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/23/1989 - 01/17/1990 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/17/2017 - 05/08/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
