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UNKNOWN ARTIST (19TH CENTURY). Charlemagne receiving the gift of a clepsydra (water clock) from Harun al-Rashid - In 797 the caliph of Baghdad, Haroun ar-Rachid (765-809) offers Charlemagne a clepsydra (water clock, time measurement) emblematic of the technological know-how of Arab civilization -

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UNKNOWN ARTIST (19TH CENTURY)

Caption:

Charlemagne receiving the gift of a clepsydra (water clock) from Harun al-Rashid - In 797 the caliph of Baghdad, Haroun ar-Rachid (765-809) offers Charlemagne a clepsydra (water clock, time measurement) emblematic of the technological know-how of Arab civilization -

Technique/material:

engraving

Location:

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Credit:

Album / Bridgeman Images

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Image size:

2928 x 4488 px | 37.6 MB

Print size:

24.8 x 38.0 cm | 9.8 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

8 • ARAB CIVILIZATION • BLACK AND WHITE • BLACKANDWHITE • CALL • CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY • CAROLINGIAN • CHARLEMAGNE (742-814) • CHARLEMAGNE EMPEREUR • ENGRAVER • ENGRAVING • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • FRANCE FRENCH • FRANCE • FRENCH • GIFT • INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • IRAQ • IRAQI • MEDIUM • MIDDLE AGE • MIDDLE EAST • PRIVATE COLLECTION • TECHNOLOGY • UNKNOWN ARTIST (19TH CENTURY) • WATCHMAKING