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245		0	_aAllah's Automata _b: Artifacts of the Arab-Islamic Renaissance (800-1200) _c/ Editors: Siegfried Zielinski; Peter Weible
260			_bHatje Cantz; _c2015
300			_a152p; _c28x23cm
520			_aThe 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			_aEnglish
650			_aN4390-5098 Visual Arts. Exhibitions _92
651			_aMuslim society _91169
700			_aPeter Weible _91170
700			_aSiegfried Zielinski _91171
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