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accession number:	1945.383.b
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Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari, 1315. Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.383.b

title:				Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari
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creation date:			1315
creation date earliest:		1315
creation date latest:		1315
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
technique:	ink and opaque watercolor on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
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	inscription:	script:  Naskh
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1945-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 717
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n131

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