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象钟：《精巧机械装置的知识》中的一页

dated 715 AH/1315 CE
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这是伊斯梅尔·加扎里写于1315年的机械发明专著中的一页。他的象钟尤其精妙：每隔半小时，圆顶上的小鸟就会鸣叫，下面的人把球抛到龙嘴里，驾象的人则用刺棒赶象。这件自动装置让人想到中世纪欧洲市政厅上精心制作的时钟，时钟上可移动的人物按时出来表演，让时光流逝也成为一件趣事。这是从叙利亚保存至今的罕见对开本，那里现存的这一时期的手抄本寥寥无几。

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  • 标题: 象钟：《精巧机械装置的知识》中的一页
  • 创作日期: 标注日期为回历715年/公元1315年
  • 地域: 叙利亚
  • 材料: 纸本着墨，不透明水彩，描金
  • 尺寸: 117⁄8 x 73⁄4 英寸（30 x 19.7厘米）
  • 来源信息: 柯拉·铁姆肯·伯内特遗赠，1956年
  • 藏品编号: 57.51.23
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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