Servandoni maitre des machines

by Michele Sajous D'Oria, preface by Antoine Fontaine

Book cover: Servandoni maitre des machines

Extent: 368 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, French Studies, Music & Performing Arts

Series: L'Europe des Lumieres

Series volume number: 85

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(October 2022)

ISBN: 9782406132806

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $59.00

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Hardback (Published)

(October 2022)

ISBN: 9782406132813

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $108.00

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Servandoni presented in the Salle des Machines ten shows based on shifting scenery and mute spectacles (1738-1742 and 1754-1758). Attacked or acclaimed, the performances became legendary and their memory lasted in the 19th century, before fading: the master of the machines fell into oblivion.

  • By (author) Michele Sajous D’Oria
  • Preface by Antoine Fontaine