The artificial body in fashion and art : marionettes, models, and mannequins / Adam Geczy.

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Artificial bodies constructed in human likeness, from uncanny automatons to mechanical dolls, have long played a complex and subtle role in human identity and culture. This book takes a range of these bodies, from antiquity to the present day, to explore how we seek out echoes, caricatures and repli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Geczy, Adam (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic Publishing Plc, 2017.
Subjects:	Human beings in art. Human body > Social aspects. Human body in popular culture. Dolls > Symbolic aspects. Mannequins (Figures) Mannequins (Figures) in art. Automat. Künstlicher Mensch. Kunst. Mode. Puppe.
Physical Description:	xiv, 194 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

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