manuscript ink

Syria
11th Century
Source: Sezgin, F. (ed.), Science and Technology in Islam, vol. 2, 2001.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The drawing represents the mechanism of a celestial globe that rotates uniformly around itself, using ink on a paper substrate (p. 172).

Original Recipe Text

The drawing represents the mechanism of a celestial globe that rotates uniformly around itself, using ink on a paper substrate (p. 172).

Evidence

"Drawing from MS Damascus, Zahiriya 4871."

Remarks

The drawing illustrates the work of Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Hazimi (active in Isfahan c. 1061), specifically his treatise 'Maqala fi ttihad kuratin taduru bi-datiha bi-haraka mutasawiya li-harakat al-falak' (p. 172).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typemanuscript paper
ColorBlack
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, F.
CollectionMS Damascus, Zahiriya 4871
Language
N/A
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