Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber
The early fifteenth-century Venetian physician Giovanni di Michele, known as ʻFontanaʼ, likely earned his name due to a fountain he invented, described in the Bellicorum instrumentorum liber, cum figuris et fictitys litoris conscriptus, an illustrated treatise on fine technology written around 14...
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The early fifteenth-century Venetian physician Giovanni di Michele, known as ʻFontanaʼ, likely earned his name due to a fountain he invented, described in the Bellicorum instrumentorum liber, cum figuris et fictitys litoris conscriptus, an illustrated treatise on fine technology written around 1418. This essay explores Fontana’s connection with Arab culture, focusing on the relationship between his treatise and Islamic works on hydraulic fine technology, particularly automatic fountains, which were popular in both Islamic and Renaissance courts. The paper also highlights the influence of Fontana’s work on Agostino Ramelli’s sixteenth-century Le diverse et artificiose machine, a notable book on fine technology that includes descriptions of splendid automatic fountains.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cd584e28aff48d2be15f3f1391a6e9c2025-08-20T02:34:07ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariVenezia Arti2385-27202024-12-0133110.30687/VA/2385-2720/2024/01/003journal_article_21264Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum LiberDe Miranda, Adriana0Ca' Foscari University The early fifteenth-century Venetian physician Giovanni di Michele, known as ʻFontanaʼ, likely earned his name due to a fountain he invented, described in the Bellicorum instrumentorum liber, cum figuris et fictitys litoris conscriptus, an illustrated treatise on fine technology written around 1418. This essay explores Fontana’s connection with Arab culture, focusing on the relationship between his treatise and Islamic works on hydraulic fine technology, particularly automatic fountains, which were popular in both Islamic and Renaissance courts. The paper also highlights the influence of Fontana’s work on Agostino Ramelli’s sixteenth-century Le diverse et artificiose machine, a notable book on fine technology that includes descriptions of splendid automatic fountains. http://doi.org/10.30687/VA/2385-2720/2024/01/003Automatic fountains. Giovanni Fontana Fine technology. Hydraulic devices |
| spellingShingle | De Miranda, Adriana Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber Venezia Arti Automatic fountains. Giovanni Fontana Fine technology. Hydraulic devices |
| title | Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber |
| title_full | Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber |
| title_fullStr | Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber |
| title_short | Fine Technology Dialogue Across the Eastern Mediterranean in Giovanni Fontana's Bellicorum Instrumentorum Liber |
| title_sort | fine technology dialogue across the eastern mediterranean in giovanni fontana s bellicorum instrumentorum liber |
| topic | Automatic fountains. Giovanni Fontana Fine technology. Hydraulic devices |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/VA/2385-2720/2024/01/003 |
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