Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt
| Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt |
| Autore | Truitt Elly Rachel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.8 |
| Collana | Middle Ages Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Machine theory - History - To 1500
Mechanical toys - History - To 1500 Mechanical engineering - History - To 1500 Civilization, Medieval Nature and civilization - History - To 1500 Magic - History - To 1500 Imagination - History - To 1500 Robots - History - To 1500 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8122-2357-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. The Persistence of Robots: An Archaeology of Automata -- Chapter 1. Rare Devices: Geography and Technology -- Chapter 2. Between Art and Nature: Natura artifex, Neoplatonism, and Literary Automata -- Chapter 3. Talking Heads: Astral Science, Divination, and Legends of Medieval Philosophers -- Chapter 4. The Quick and the Dead: Corpses, Memorial Statues, and Automata -- Chapter 5. From Texts to Technology: Mechanical Marvels in Courtly and Public Pageantry -- Chapter 6. The Clockwork Universe: Keeping Sacred and Secular Time -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463622003321 |
Truitt Elly Rachel
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt
| Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt |
| Autore | Truitt Elly Rachel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.8 |
| Collana | Middle Ages Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Machine theory - History - To 1500
Mechanical toys - History - To 1500 Mechanical engineering - History - To 1500 Civilization, Medieval Nature and civilization - History - To 1500 Magic - History - To 1500 Imagination - History - To 1500 Robots - History - To 1500 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History
Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
| ISBN | 0-8122-2357-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. The Persistence of Robots: An Archaeology of Automata -- Chapter 1. Rare Devices: Geography and Technology -- Chapter 2. Between Art and Nature: Natura artifex, Neoplatonism, and Literary Automata -- Chapter 3. Talking Heads: Astral Science, Divination, and Legends of Medieval Philosophers -- Chapter 4. The Quick and the Dead: Corpses, Memorial Statues, and Automata -- Chapter 5. From Texts to Technology: Mechanical Marvels in Courtly and Public Pageantry -- Chapter 6. The Clockwork Universe: Keeping Sacred and Secular Time -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788125303321 |
Truitt Elly Rachel
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt
| Medieval robots : mechanism, magic, nature, and art / / E. R. Truitt |
| Autore | Truitt Elly Rachel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.8 |
| Collana | Middle Ages Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Machine theory - History - To 1500
Mechanical toys - History - To 1500 Mechanical engineering - History - To 1500 Civilization, Medieval Nature and civilization - History - To 1500 Magic - History - To 1500 Imagination - History - To 1500 Robots - History - To 1500 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History
Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
| ISBN | 0-8122-2357-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. The Persistence of Robots: An Archaeology of Automata -- Chapter 1. Rare Devices: Geography and Technology -- Chapter 2. Between Art and Nature: Natura artifex, Neoplatonism, and Literary Automata -- Chapter 3. Talking Heads: Astral Science, Divination, and Legends of Medieval Philosophers -- Chapter 4. The Quick and the Dead: Corpses, Memorial Statues, and Automata -- Chapter 5. From Texts to Technology: Mechanical Marvels in Courtly and Public Pageantry -- Chapter 6. The Clockwork Universe: Keeping Sacred and Secular Time -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817606303321 |
Truitt Elly Rachel
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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