Automata and Mechanical Toys

Rodney Peppe (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2002
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86126-510-4 (ISBN)

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This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques.

Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers.

Topics covered:

·History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata.

·Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained.

·Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.

Rodney Peppe is author-illustrator of over eighty children's books, and creator of Huxley Pig and Angelmouse for television. Rodney Peppe's Moving Toys was published in 1980, and this led to his toymaking. He rarely sells, but exhibits in one-man shows at venues including the V&A Museum of Childhood and the National Theatre.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.8.2002
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Ramsbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	1-86126-510-7 / 1861265107
ISBN-13	978-1-86126-510-4 / 9781861265104
Zustand	Neuware