Ismail al-Jazari — Scribe Clock Illustrations

Public illustrations honoring Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206), the Muslim polymath whose Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices documented automata and clocks that inspired the Scribe Clock name.

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Ismail al-Jazari engraved portrait with transparent background, intaglio line art in the style of a dollar bill — Portrait — transparent engraving Intaglio line engraving of Ismail al-Jazari. Direct image URL

Technical drawing of Ismail al-Jazari's mechanical scribe automaton with Arabic annotations on aged parchment — Scribe automaton Renaissance-style technical drawing of the mechanical scribe writing on a celestial dial. Direct image URL

Technical drawing of Ismail al-Jazari's candle clock with scribe, falcon, and pulley mechanism, labeled in Arabic — Candle clock Cross-section blueprint of al-Jazari's candle-driven clock mechanism. Direct image URL

Technical drawing of Ismail al-Jazari's water clock with seated scribe figure and pulley system, Arabic labels — Water clock with scribe Water-driven timing mechanism with seated scribe automaton. Direct image URL

Technical drawing inspired by Ismail al-Jazari's manuscript illustration of a water clock automaton with Arabic text — Manuscript water clock Drawing inspired by illustrations from al-Jazari's Book of Knowledge. Direct image URL