Erudite Cultural Mediators and the Making of the Renaissance Polymath: The Case of Giorgio Fondulo and Janello Torriani

Janello Torriani, also known by his Spanish name Juanelo Turriano (Cremona ca. 1500-Toledo 1585), was a blacksmith, locksmith, constructor of scientific instruments, famous inventor of mechanical devices, automata-maker, clockmaker to Emperor Charles V, hydraulic engineer, mathematician, star-gazer,...

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Main Author: Zanetti, Cristiano 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Iter Press [2016]
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2016, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-128
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBH Iberian Peninsula
KBJ Italy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)