Astronomy, astrolabe, Persian / drawing 18th century
Astronomy / Astrolabe
(instrument used for locating the positions of luminaries, determining local time, surveying and triangulation).
– Depiction and description of an astrolabe after al-Biruni.
– Drawing,
Persian, 18th century. Illustration to: Kitab al-tafhim li-avail sinaat al– tanjum (introduction to the basics of astrology) by the Persian scholar al-Biruni
(Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni), 973–1048.
On paper.
Ms. 6565.
Teheran, Parlamentsbibliothek.
ID
AKG1711174ProductionDate
1750EventDate
1750Credit line
Roland and Sabrina Michaud / akg-imagesCollection
Roland & Sabrina Michaud
Category
Art
Science and Technology
Museum
Teheran, Parlamentsbibliothek
Technique
Book Illumination
Drawing
Time period
18th century
11th century
2nd millennium A.D.
Topic
Astrolabe
Astronomy
Handwriting
Art
Sciences
Islamic Art
Technical Drawing
Theodolite
Measuring Instrument
Arabic Script
Islam
Location
Orient
Person
Al-Biruni
Roland Michaud (photographer)
Sabrina Michaud (photographer)
Roland and Sabrina Michaud (photographer)
Work
Islamic Science (Nasr-Michaud)
Kitab Al-Tafhim Li-Avail Sinaat al-Tanjum
High
3358 × 4961 (47.7 MB)
28.4 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpi
Lossless
3358 × 4961 (47.7 MB)
28.4 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpi