Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Andrews, Mark E. (1958-....)
Titre(s) : The science and engineering of materials [Texte imprimé] : theatre of machine books, 1472-1800 / Mark E. Andrews
Publication : Toronto (Ont.) : AE Publications, copyright 2023
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-417 p.-[4] f. de pl. dépl.) : ill. ; 32 cm
Note(s) : Catalogue d'une partie de la collection privée de l'auteur (Andrews Collection of
Civil Engineering). - Bibliogr. p. 411-412. Index
"In this catalogue of eighty-six works from his collection of books on civil engineering,
Mark Andrews situates a series of landmark machine books within a broader context
of related works and supplemental material. Bibliophiles and technical researchers
will discover a new approach to the subject material through the striking visuality
of the work, with over three hundred lavish illustrations, portraits of key authors,
and images of more than twenty-five bookplates from the collection. The glossary,
illustrations, and contextual nature of the accompanying descriptions render The Science
and Engineering of Materials an equally invaluable resource for non-technical readers,
providing a highly accessible introduction to the world of machine books, an oft-elusively
defined genre here described as 'a form of literature that puts these machines on
display to promote their use and guide technicians in their creation and application'.
Although the origin of the genre of machine books - which are 'based in science but
do not discuss scientific principles nor develop or discuss theory' - is traditionally
held to be either Georgius Agricola's 1556 De re metallica or Jacques Besson's 1578
Theatre des instruments mathematiques & mechaniques, Andrews begins with Valturio's
1472 De re militari. In opening with a series of incunable works on the use of machines
in siege warfare, Andrews traces the gradual shift in the function of machines from
the military to the civil, developing a uniquely comprehensive timeline of the genre
which is inextricably entwined with the history of the book."
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Theatre of machine books, 1472-1800
- Autre forme du titre : Theater of machine books, 1472-1800
Sujet(s) : Andrews, Mark E. (1958-....) -- Bibliothèque
Machines -- 1500-1800
Génie civil -- 1500-1800
Genre ou forme : Bibliographie
Catalogues
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-7779394-1-0 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47289974n
Notice n° :
FRBNF47289974
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Notes on the bibliographic entries ; Selected
portraits ; Bookplates ; Glossary ; The catalogue ; Modern facsimiles, editions
and translations ; The tower binding : destruction and reconstruction ; Works cited
; Index.