The Reckoner's Bloodletting Basin , by al jazari , 1206 , illustration, miniature , Abbasid Period style , from the series The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices , Text
A drawing of a man sitting on top of a scale.
A piece of paper has a drawing on it. The drawing is of a scale. There is a man sitting on top of the scale. The man is holding a stick in his hand. 