A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance

A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance (LIB9499)
LIB9499

A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance, by A. Kugel, Ed. Monelle-Hayot, 8 inches x 12 inches ( 21 cm x 30.5 cm ), hardcover book with 200 full color pages - English edition

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Autor :Alexis Kugel
Editor :Monelle-Hayot (2016)
Encadernação :Hardcover (200 pages) 8 inches x 12 inches
Língua :English
ISBN :979-10-96561-00-1
EAN :9791096561001
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This hardcover book with 200 color pages and great illustrations retraces the history of the first automaton clocks at the time of the Renaissance.
The gallery J. Kugel, based in Paris, is directed by Nicolas and Alexis Kugel, fifth generation of a family of antique dealers from Russia, who moved to Paris in 1924.
This book presents 31 automaton clocks, all as rare as exceptional.

Contents:

Foreword - THE RENAISSANCE OF AUTOMATA

I. THE ORIGIN OF AUTOMATA

  • Automata in Antiquity
  • Automata and Islam
  • Automata in Medieval Europe
II. AUTOMATON CLOCKS
  • Augsbourg
  • The Augsburg clockmaker guilde
  • Automaton figures
  • A talented clockmaker: Hans Schlottheim
  • The Art merchant Philipp Hainhofer
  • Automata, toys and princely gifts
  • The Dresden Kunstkammer
III. AUTOMATA IN EUROPE
  • In Italy
  • In France
  • In Spain
  • In England
IV. AUTOMATA AND THE ORIENT
  • Automata and the Ottoman empire
  • Automata in China
V. AUTOMATON COLLECTIONS
  • CATALOGUE
  • Bibliography

The English texts are written by Alexis Kugel.