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                "inscription": "script:  Naskh",
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        "description": "The Arabic title of this work is <em>Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al handasiyya</em> (The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices). According to the description of the device illustrated on the other side of this page, the peacock is filled with water: as it flows into the vessel below, it raises a float that opens a door in the section above, causing the little figure to move forward offering soap; as more water flows, a second door will open and another figure will move forward offering a towel. Finally, the dirty water is drawn off by means of a spigot.",
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                "citation": "Hollis, Howard. \"Page from an Automata Manuscript.\" <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>33, no. 6 (June 1946): 85-87.",
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