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ISBN13: 9781706236412
She is the author of numerous critically acclaimed articles and books in political theory and historical literary criticism
Author: Mark Sell
"Marvelously dramatic
Published: 11/13/2014
Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art Salvador Briggman ISBN13: 9781706236412A thousand years before Isaac Asimov set down his Three Laws of Robotics, real and imagined automata appeared in European courts, liturgies, and literary texts. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, and silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed disciplinary or surveillance functions. Variously ascribed to artisanal genius, inexplicable cosmic forces, or demonic powers, these
