Военная история / Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe

Название: Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe
Автор: Wolfram Koeppe
Издательство: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Год: 2020
Страниц: 308
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 65 MB

At once beautiful works of art and technological wonders, the objects featured in Making Marvels demonstrate how European royalty from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment signaled their status through their collections of ingeniously crafted inventions. Featuring 150 exemplary objects ranging from mechanical toys to scientific instruments, timepieces to automata, this groundbreaking study brings to life a glorious period when luxury, a quest for knowledge, scientific invention, and political power combined to produce remarkable works of art. More than frivolous playthings, these works inspired technical innovations that influenced a broad spectrum of activities, including astronomy, engineering, and artisanal craftsmanship.