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Reloj del elefante: folio del «Libro del conocimiento de aparatos mecánicos ingeniosos»

dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Not on view
Esta página proviene de un tratado sobre inventos de 1315, cuyo autor es Isma’il al–Jazari. El reloj del elefante aquí ilustrado es especialmente complejo: cada media hora el pájaro sobre la cúpula silba, el hombre debajo del pájaro deja caer una pelota en la boca del dragón, y el mahout (cornaca) fustiga al elefante con su pica. Este autómata nos recuerda los complicados relojes medievales sitos en edificios municipales en Europa, que hacían que el paso de las horas fuera más entretenido gracias al espectáculo de las figuras en movimiento. El folio es uno de los pocos manuscritos sirios de esa época que ha perdurado hasta nuestros días.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Reloj del elefante: folio del «Libro del conocimiento de aparatos mecánicos ingeniosos»
  • Fecha: A.H. 715/1315 d. C.
  • Geografía: Siria
  • Material: Tinta, acuarela opaca, oro sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 30 x 19,7 cm
  • Crédito: Legado de Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
  • Número de inventario: 57.51.23
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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