TY  - BOOK
AU  - Steadman,Philip
TI  - Renaissance fun: : the machines behind the scenes
SN  - 9781787359154
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - UCL Press
KW  - Stage machinery
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Theaters
KW  - Special effects
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 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
UR  - https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124541/1/Renaissance-Fun.pdf
ER  -