Local cover image
Local cover image

Renaissance fun : the machines behind the scenes / Philip Steadman

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : UCL Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (397 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781787359154
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources:
Contents:
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
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Status Barcode
eBook (Free & Open Access) eBook (Free & Open Access) Accessible online Circulation Available EB-00248

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

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer

Local cover image