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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Editorial drawings & portraits

Ismail al-Jazari engraved portrait with transparent background, intaglio line art — Portrait — transparent engraving Ismail al-Jazari engraved portrait with transparent background, intaglio line art. Direct image URL

Ismail al-Jazari mechanical scribe automaton technical drawing with Arabic annotations — Scribe automaton technical drawing Ismail al-Jazari mechanical scribe automaton technical drawing with Arabic annotations. Direct image URL

Ismail al-Jazari candle clock technical drawing with Arabic labels — Candle clock technical drawing Ismail al-Jazari candle clock technical drawing with Arabic labels. Direct image URL

Ismail al-Jazari water clock with scribe technical drawing — Water clock with scribe technical drawing Ismail al-Jazari water clock with scribe technical drawing. Direct image URL

Ismail al-Jazari manuscript water clock technical drawing — Manuscript water clock technical drawing Ismail al-Jazari manuscript water clock technical drawing. Direct image URL

Mechanism details (transparent)

Isolated transparent illustration of Ismail al-Jazari scribe automaton mechanism — Scribe automaton — isolated transparent Isolated transparent illustration of Ismail al-Jazari scribe automaton mechanism. Direct image URL

Transparent illustration of Ismail al-Jazari water clock scribe assembly — Water clock scribe — transparent Transparent illustration of Ismail al-Jazari water clock scribe assembly. Direct image URL

Transparent illustration of seated scribe figure from al-Jazari water clock — Water clock scribe figure — transparent Transparent illustration of seated scribe figure from al-Jazari water clock. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of disc column from al-Jazari scribe clock mechanism — Mechanism detail — disc column Transparent detail of disc column from al-Jazari scribe clock mechanism. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of spoked wheel from al-Jazari clock mechanism — Mechanism detail — spoked wheel Transparent detail of spoked wheel from al-Jazari clock mechanism. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of celestial dial from al-Jazari scribe clock — Mechanism detail — dial Transparent detail of celestial dial from al-Jazari scribe clock. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of celestial disk from al-Jazari water clock — Mechanism detail — celestial disk Transparent detail of celestial disk from al-Jazari water clock. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of pulley and weights from al-Jazari clock — Mechanism detail — pulley and weights Transparent detail of pulley and weights from al-Jazari clock. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of gear train from al-Jazari scribe automaton — Mechanism detail — gears Transparent detail of gear train from al-Jazari scribe automaton. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of winch from al-Jazari water clock mechanism — Mechanism detail — winch Transparent detail of winch from al-Jazari water clock mechanism. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of segment gear from al-Jazari clock mechanism — Mechanism detail — segment gear Transparent detail of segment gear from al-Jazari clock mechanism. Direct image URL

Transparent detail of weight arm from al-Jazari scribe clock — Mechanism detail — weight arm Transparent detail of weight arm from al-Jazari scribe clock. Direct image URL

Transparent cross-section detail of al-Jazari water clock mechanism — Mechanism detail — cross section Transparent cross-section detail of al-Jazari water clock mechanism. Direct image URL