Theatrum Machinarum Novum

Alternative entry titles:

• Vintage Mechaporn
• MC Escher Engineering
• Renaissance Coffee Grinding
• others?

Georg Andreas Böckler (1644-1698) was a German architect, author and engineer who designed Nuremburg. The above illustrations come from his hydraulic, milling, mining and industrial design book (and homage to Archimides), Theatrum Machinarum Novum, first published in 1671.

The whole book is online at the Cornell University Kinesmatic Models for Design Digital Library website - you will find the 150-odd pages of illustrations in 'Part 2' from the drop down menu. Multiple resolution images are available.