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10%OFFE. R. Truitt - Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art - 9780812223576 - V9780812223576
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Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art

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Description for Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

A thousand years before Isaac Asimov set down his Three Laws of Robotics, real and imagined automata appeared in European courts, liturgies, and literary texts. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, and silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed disciplinary or surveillance functions. Variously ascribed to artisanal genius, inexplicable cosmic forces, or demonic powers, these marvelous fabrications raised fundamental questions about knowledge, nature, and divine purpose in the Middle Ages.
Medieval Robots recovers the forgotten history of fantastical, aspirational, and terrifying machines that captivated Europe in imagination and reality between ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812223576
SKU
V9780812223576
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About E. R. Truitt
E. R. Truitt is Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews for Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art
"Medieval Robots is not only a remarkably evocative book, but it also breaks new ground by virtue of being the first survey of its kind in the English-speaking academic world, relocating our discussion of the legacy of ancient automata to novel chronological coordinates. It is reasonable to hope that Truitt's book will lead to a reconsideration of 'Abbasid patronage of ... Read more

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