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Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity George Kazantzidis-Maria Gerolemou
Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity
George Kazantzidis-Maria Gerolemou
Explores the ways in which the human body and the world of machines and technological artefacts intersected in the ancient world. Traces the origins of the body-machine interface from Homer's automata down to the figural assimilation between body parts and products of human craft in Greek and Roman medicine.
348 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 14 Halftones, color; 8 Line drawings, black and white
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 27, 2023 |
| ISBN13 | 9781316514665 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 346 |
| Dimensions | 158 × 235 × 24 mm · 630 g |
| Editor | Gerolemou, Maria (Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington) |
| Editor | Kazantzidis, George (University of Patras, Greece) |