Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world / Jessica Keating.
Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world / Jessica Keating.
Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world / Jessica Keating.
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Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
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GQ 2018/0588
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 170 pages ; 27 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Early modern automata : an abridged history -- Ever more variations on theme at the court of Rudolf II -- The gifts that keep on giving -- A figure of speech -- Hapsburg-Ottoman diplomatic machinery -- Metamorphosis at the Mughal court -- Conclusion.
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Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Recounts the histories of German clockwork automata, which were given as gifts and collected in the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Mughal Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"--Provided by publisher.
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Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world / Jessica Keating.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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GQ 2018/0588
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74VKVoWyoBJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoWyoBJX
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ISBN
0271080027 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780271080024 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
629.8094309031
MMS ID
991024168396602626
