A MEDIAEVAL ASTRONOMER AND POET: Overlooking the roofs of the old city of Cairo a mediaeval astronomer is seated beside a table with his reed pens and a combined inkwell and pen case. Nearby is a celestial globe. The ornate interior features wood and plasterwork decoration and Persian carpets. The Arabs translated and improved Ancient Greek treatises on scientific subjects. Drawn by one of Napoleon's sages and published in Description de L'Égypte