Harvard Art Museums > 1919.138: Female Cupbearer (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Female Cupbearer (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari , 1919.138,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216544. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.138 Title Female Cupbearer (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 1354 Places Creation Place: Africa, Egypt, Cairo Period Mamluk period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216544 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink on paper Dimensions folio: 40 x 28 cm (15 3/4 x 11 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.138 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Eric Schroeder, Persian Miniatures in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), no. 1 Wilson Bishai, Humanities in the Arabic-Islamic World, W.C. Brown Co. (Dubuque, Iowa, 1973), Pg. 104 The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari (Dordrecht and Boston, 1974), pl. XXI Science Museum, London, Science and Technology in Islam: An Exhibition at the Science Museum, exh. cat., Crescent Moon Press (London, 1976), no. 342 Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 9, 11, 15, 20-21, no. 3, ill. [Reproduction only], [Exhibition opening listing with images], Harvard University Gazette, (February 1981). Exhibition History Arab and Persian Painting, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/10/1981 - 03/09/1981 Islamic Art: The Power of Pattern, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/23/1989 - 01/17/1990 Paintings for Princes: The Art of the Book in Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/27/1990 - 03/25/1990 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/18/2023 - 04/15/2024 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
