His Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices appears to have been quite popular as it appears in a large number of manuscript copies, and as he explains repeatedly, he only describes devices he has built himself.
Bukunya "Pengetahuan Ilmu Mekanik" tampaknya menjadi sangat populer sebagaimana telah banyak terlihat dalam sejumlah besar salinan manuskrip, dan seperti yang berulang kali dijelaskan olehnya, dia hanya menjelaskan peralatan-peralatan yang dibangunnya sendiri.