Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keating, Jessica, 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
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Description
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.
Physical Description:xiv, 170 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271080024
0271080027