"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated 715 1315

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The Elephant Clock', Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated 715 1315, Made in Syria, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 11 13/16 x 7 3/4in. (30 x ), Codices, This page comes from a treatise on fantastic devices invented by the author al Jazari. His elephant clock was especially intricate: every half hour, the bird on the dome whistled; the man below dropped a ball into the dragon’s mouth; and the driver hit the elephant with his goad

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