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Keating, Jessica, 1979-

Animating empire : automata, the Holy Roman Empire, and the early modern world / Jessica Keating. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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

ISBN: 9780271081496 (electronic bk.) 027108149X (electronic bk.) 9780271081519 (electronic bk.) 0271081511 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctv14fzv7q JSTOR

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1500-1699

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Robots--History--Holy Roman Empire--16th century.
Robots--History--Holy Roman Empire--17th century.
Robots in art.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Engineering (General)
ART--History--Renaissance.
Robots.
Robots in art.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Holy Roman Empire.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: TJ211 / .K43 2018eb

Dewey Class. No.: 629.80943/09031