Mameluk Dynasty, Folio From a Copy of Al-Jaziri’s Treatise Automata (1206 AD), early 14th century copy

Al-Jazari
Public domain
Freer Gallery of Art
A Mamluk-era Egyptian folio from a 14th century copy of al-Jaziri’s Treatise Automata (1206 AD), housed in the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Washington D.C.

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