A Mecanical Bestiary - Automaton clocks of the Renaissance
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
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| 著者 : | Alexis Kugel |
| 出版社 : | Monelle-Hayot (2016) |
| 製本 : | Hardcover (200 pages) 8 inches x 12 inches |
| 言語 : | English |
| ISBN : | 979-10-96561-00-1 |
| EAN : | 9791096561001 |
書評
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.









