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The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

(Kitāb fī ma 'rifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya)

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  1. Ibn al-Razzāz al-Jazarī
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Table of contents (51 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-12

  3. The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Clocks

      1. The castle water-clock
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        Pages 17-41
      2. The water-clock of the drummers
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        Pages 42-50
      3. The water-clock of the boat
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        Pages 51-57
      4. The elephant water-clock
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        Pages 58-70
      5. The beaker water-clock
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        Pages 71-74
      6. The water clock of the peacocks
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        Pages 75-82
      7. The candle-clock of the swordsman
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        Pages 83-86
      8. The candle-clock of the scribe
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        Pages 87-89
      9. The monkey candle-clock
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        Pages 90-91
      10. The candle-clock of the doors
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        Pages 92-93

    3. Vessels and figures suitable for drinking sessions

      1. A goblet which arbitrates at drinking parties
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        Pages 95-97
      2. A goblet which arbitrates at drinking parties
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        Pages 98-98
      3. An arbiter for drinking parties (the castle wine dispenser)
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        Pages 99-106
      4. A boat which is placed on a pool during a drinking party
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        Pages 107-109
      5. A pitcher for dispensing different liquids
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        Pages 110-114
      6. The figure of a boon-companion who drinks the king’s leavings
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        Pages 115-117
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About this book

To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the
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Keywords

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • English
  • Morris Graves
  • dance
  • environment
  • flute
  • glass
  • installation
  • knowledge
  • manuscript
  • recording
  • reproduction
  • sound
  • translation
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

  • Book Subtitle: (Kitāb fī ma 'rifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya)

  • Authors: Ibn al-Razzāz al-Jazarī

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2573-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1974

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2573-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 201 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History, general

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