Allah's Automata (Record no. 3548)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241008105302.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783775741064 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | -- |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Allah's Automata |
| Remainder of title | : Artifacts of the Arab-Islamic Renaissance (800-1200) |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | / Editors: Siegfried Zielinski; Peter Weible |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Hatje Cantz; |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 152p; |
| Dimensions | 28x23cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The first Renaissance did not take place in Europe, but in Mesopotamia: Arabic-Islamic culture functioned as a mediator between classical antiquity and the early modern age in Europe. This volume, edited by renowned theorist Siegfried Zielinski, explores the rich and fascinating world of the automata that were developed and built during the golden age of the Arabic-Islamic cultures, the period from the early 9th to the 13th century. These machines, built to glorify God, draw mainly on the traditions of Greek Alexandria and Byzantium. They introduced spectacular innovations, which did not emerge in Europe until the modern era: permanent energy supply, universalism and programmability. Additionally, four of the master manuscripts of automata construction from Baghdad, Kurdistan and Andalusia are presented here: the Kitab ait Hiyal (Book of Ingenious Devices, circa 850 AD) by Banu Musa Ibn-Akir; the Kitab al-Urghanun (Book of the Organ, from the same period), a precedent for all modern programmable music automata; the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Compendium on the Theory and Practice of the Mechanical Arts, 1206 AD) by the Kurdish engineer Al-Jazari; and the Kitab al-Asrar fi Nataij al Afkar (Book of Secrets) by the Andalusian engineer Ali Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi.The writers analyse the influence of medieval Arab mechanics in contemporary computer engineering. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | N4390-5098 Visual Arts. Exhibitions |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2 |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Muslim society |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1169 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Peter Weible |
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| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Siegfried Zielinski |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1171 |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Visual Arts | SAF Reference Library | SAF Reference Library | 01/13/2019 | N4390-5098 16.135 | 3548 | 09/26/2023 | 09/26/2023 | Book |