A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance
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Book information
| Author : | Alexis Kugel |
| Publisher : | Monelle-Hayot (2016) |
| Binding : | Hardcover (200 pages) 8 inches x 12 inches |
| Language : | English |
| ISBN : | 979-10-96561-00-1 |
| EAN : | 9791096561001 |
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A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance, by A. Kugel, Ed. Monelle-Hayot, 8 inches x 12 inches ( 21 cm x 30.5 cm ), hardcover book with 200 full color pages - English edition
This hardcover book with 200 color pages and great illustrations retraces the history of the first automaton clocks at the time of the Renaissance.
The gallery J. Kugel, based in Paris, is directed by Nicolas and Alexis Kugel, fifth generation of a family of antique dealers from Russia, who moved to Paris in 1924.
This book presents 31 automaton clocks, all as rare as exceptional.
Contents:
Foreword - THE RENAISSANCE OF AUTOMATA
I. THE ORIGIN OF AUTOMATA
- Automata in Antiquity
- Automata and Islam
- Automata in Medieval Europe
- Augsbourg
- The Augsburg clockmaker guilde
- Automaton figures
- A talented clockmaker: Hans Schlottheim
- The Art merchant Philipp Hainhofer
- Automata, toys and princely gifts
- The Dresden Kunstkammer
- In Italy
- In France
- In Spain
- In England
- Automata and the Ottoman empire
- Automata in China
- CATALOGUE
- Bibliography
The English texts are written by Alexis Kugel.
Description française
A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance
Détails du livre
| Auteur : | Alexis Kugel |
| Éditeur : | Monelle-Hayot (2016) |
| Reliure : | Relié (200 pages) 21 cm x 30.5 cm ( 8 inches x 12 inches ) |
| Langue(s) : | Anglais |
| ISBN : | 979-10-96561-00-1 |
| EAN : | 9791096561001 |
Description
A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance, de A. Kugel, Ed. Monelle-Hayot, 21 cm x 30.5 cm, relié avec 200 pages couleurs - Edition Anglaise
Cet ouvrage de 200 pages couleurs magnifiquement illustré relate l'histoire des premières horloges à automates à l'époque de la Renaissance.
La galerie J. Kugel, installée à Paris, est dirigée par Nicolas et Alexis Kugel, cinquième génération d'une famille d'antiquaires originaire de Russie, qui s'installa à Paris en 1924.
Cet ouvrage présente 31 horloges automates, toutes aussi rares qu'exceptionnelles.
Principaux chapitres de l'ouvrage :
Avant-propos - LA RENAISSANCE DES AUTOMATES
I. L'ORIGINE DES AUTOMATES
- Les automates dans l'antiquité
- Les automates de l'Islam
- Les automates dans l'Europe médiévale
- Augsburg
- La corporation des horlogers d'Augsbourg
- Les figurines automates
- Un horloger de talent : Hans Schlottheim
- Le marchand d'art Philipp Hainhofer
- Les automates, jouets et cadeaux princiers
- La Kunstkammer de Dresne
- En Italie
- en France
- En Espagne
- En Angleterre
- Les automates de l'Empire Ottoman
- Les automates en Chine
- CATALOGUE
- Bibliographie
Les textes en Anglais sont de Alexis Kugel.
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