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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Calligrapher Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
Copy by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"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, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"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
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Repeating watch, Francis Perigal British, Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with black numerals and silver hands set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, British, London, for Turkish market
Repeating watch
Movement by Francis Perigal
or Francis Perigal Jr.
probably ca. 1770
Watch case, George Harrison British, Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds, French, for Turkish market
Watch case
Case maker: possibly George Harrison
Case maker: possibly Gyles Hooper
probably ca. 1770
Cranequin, Steel, wood (possibly pear), Western European, probably Spanish
Cranequin
Western European, probably Spanish
16th century
Cranequin (Crossbow Winder), Steel, horn (bovine), copper alloy, gold, hemp, leather, German, probably Nuremberg
Cranequin (Crossbow Winder)
German, probably Nuremberg
dated 1727
Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19), Steel, wood (fruitwood, possibly pear), copper alloy, Western or Central European, the Netherlands or Austria
Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19)
Western or Central European, the Netherlands or Austria
ca. 1505–19
Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus
Multiple artists/makers
1612–20
Cranequin for a Member of the Ayrer Family, Steel, wood (possibly ebony or plum), hemp, textile (silk or linen), German, Nuremberg
Cranequin for a Member of the Ayrer Family
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1570–90
Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Jan Norton
1615
Random Word Machine, Daniel Faust American, Inkjet print
Random Word Machine
Daniel Faust
1983, printed 2013
Large Cranequin, Steel, wood (probably plum), copper alloy, gold, hemp, textile (probably linen), German, possibly Saxony
Large Cranequin
German, possibly Saxony
ca. 1575–1650
Institution Harmonique, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Institution Harmonique
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Jan Norton
1615
Ring, metal, American
Ring
American
ca. 1970
Design for a Machine to Raise and Lower Machinery, Anonymous, German, 19th century German, Graphite
Design for a Machine to Raise and Lower Machinery
Anonymous, German, 19th century
19th century
Spanning Lever (Gaffle or "Goat's-Foot" Lever), Steel, Western European, probably Spanish
Spanning Lever (Gaffle or "Goat's-Foot" Lever)
Western European, probably Spanish
late 15th or first half of the 16th century
Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
Jean Henri Riesener
mechanism by Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
1778
La Perspective, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
La Perspective
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Widow of Esaias von Hulsen
1612
Trammel, Iron
Trammel
18th century
Mechanical Rowel Spur, Iron alloy, copper alloy, German
Mechanical Rowel Spur
German
18th century
Watch cock, Gilded brass, British or French
Watch cock
British or French
17th–18th century
Ratchet, tin-plated iron, Cuban
Ratchet
Cuban
late 19th century
Study for "The Well", Morton Schamberg American, Graphite on paper
Study for "The Well"
Morton Schamberg
ca. 1916
Ratchet, Wood, American or English
Ratchet
American or English
late 18th–mid-19th century

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