Automata & Mechanical Toys: An Illustrated History

Autor(es): HILLIER, Mary
Título: Automata & Mechanical Toys: An Illustrated History
Publicação: Jupiter, Londres, 1976
ISBN: 904041-32-8
Assunto(s): Autómatos

Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières

List of illustrations - 7
1 - The Age of Fable - 11
2 - Clockwork Man - 18
3 - Automata in the Far East and Japanese Karakuri - 33
4 - Wizards and Showmen - 44
5 - Phantasmagoria and the Scientic Vision - 59
6 - The American Toy Trade - 77
7 - Boutique Fantasque - 106
8 - Living Doll - 134
9 - The golden Age of Mechanical Toys - 150
10 - Fernand Martin and the Plastic Recolution - 176
Appendix
1880 period. Notable firms producing mechanical dolls and Automata in Paris - 193
Index of mechanical toy makers - 194
Bibliography - 196
Chronological Biography - 196
Index - 198