Renaissance fun : the machines behind the scenes
Steadman, Philip
Renaissance fun : the machines behind the scenes / Philip Steadman - 1 online resource (397 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The machine in the theatre 1. Changing the scenes. Intermezzo : moving pictures 2. A theatre of machines. Intermezzo : artificial weather 3. The automata of Hero of Alexandria Part II. The machine in the garden 4. Artificial creatures. Intermezzo : talking heads 5. Water in the air. Intermezzo : surprise soakings 6. Artificial music Part III. A garden and an opera 7. The ‘garden of marvels’ at Pratolino 8. Mercury and Mars in Parma Reprise : hero as unlikely hero
9781787359154
Stage machinery--History--Europe--16th century
Stage machinery--History--Europe--17th century
Theaters--Special effects--History--Europe--16th century
Theaters--Special effects--History--Europe--17th century
Electronic Books
Renaissance fun : the machines behind the scenes / Philip Steadman - 1 online resource (397 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The machine in the theatre 1. Changing the scenes. Intermezzo : moving pictures 2. A theatre of machines. Intermezzo : artificial weather 3. The automata of Hero of Alexandria Part II. The machine in the garden 4. Artificial creatures. Intermezzo : talking heads 5. Water in the air. Intermezzo : surprise soakings 6. Artificial music Part III. A garden and an opera 7. The ‘garden of marvels’ at Pratolino 8. Mercury and Mars in Parma Reprise : hero as unlikely hero
9781787359154
Stage machinery--History--Europe--16th century
Stage machinery--History--Europe--17th century
Theaters--Special effects--History--Europe--16th century
Theaters--Special effects--History--Europe--17th century
Electronic Books