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Miracles and Machines: A Sixteenth-Cent
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781606068397
- Type
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- ISBN
- 9781606068397
- Book Title
- Miracles and Machines : a Sixteenth-Century Automaton and Its Legend
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- Getty Publications
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Art
- Topic
- Conservation & Preservation, Robotics, History / Renaissance
- Item Width
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 46.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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This volume tells the singular story of an uncanny, rare object at the cusp of art and science: a 450-year-old automaton known as "the monk." The walking, gesticulating figure of a friar, in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, is among the earliest ancestors of the self-propelled robot. According to a legend connected to the court of Philip II of Spain, it represents a portrait of Diego de Alcalá, a humble Franciscan lay brother whose corpse was said to be agent to the miraculous cure of Spain's crown prince as he lay dying in 1562. In researching the monk's origins and legends, Elizabeth King, a sculptor, and W. David Todd, a clockmaker and conservator of historical clocks, visited archives, libraries, and museums across the United States and Europe, probing the paradox of a mechanical object performing an apparently spiritual act. This enthralling narrative journeys back to the late Renaissance, when clockwork machinery was entirely new, foretelling the evolution of artificial life to come.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Getty Publications
ISBN-10
1606068393
ISBN-13
9781606068397
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7058379229
Product Key Features
Book Title
Miracles and Machines : a Sixteenth-Century Automaton and Its Legend
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Conservation & Preservation, Robotics, History / Renaissance
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Art
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
46.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Nk3649.K56 2023
Reviews
By combining the expertise of the art studio and the horological workshop, and aided by the detailed photographs of Rosamond Purcell, the authors bring the automaton to life., As demonstrated by this marvellous book, the monk automaton is testament to human ingenuity, craftsmanship and our enduring capacity for wonder., Now that I have read this book, I understand far more completely the significance of these magical artificial beings, today more than four and a half centuries old.
Lccn
2023-001741
Dewey Decimal
629.892
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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