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象時計 「巧妙な機械装置に関する知識の書」からのフォリオ

dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Not on view
この絵は、イスマイル・アル=ジャザリが1315年に執筆した、発明に関する論文の挿絵の1枚です。象時計は特に精巧にできており、30分毎にドーム上の鳥が鳴き、その下にいる男性が龍の口の中に玉を落とし、象使いが突き棒で象をたたくというものです。この自動時計は中世ヨーロッパの市庁舎にあった凝った時計を思わせます。それは小さな彫像が動いて時間を滑稽に伝えるものでした。シリアのこの時期の手書きの本はほとんど現存しておらず、このフォリオは非常にまれな作品です。

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Object Information
  • 題: 象時計 「巧妙な機械装置に関する知識の書」からのフォリオ
  • 月日: イスラム暦715年/紀元1315年
  • 地理: シリア
  • 手法: 紙にインク、不透明水彩、金箔
  • 寸法: 30 x 19.7 cm
  • 提供者: コーラ・ティムケン・バーネット遺贈、1956年
  • 受け入れ番号: 57.51.23
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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