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This is amazing!
Grandville, Cadigan, and Powers illustrate not only a cautionary strand in imaginary instrument design, but also a distinct temporal orientation: each places his or her inventions in the not-too-distant future. In the history of imaginary musical instruments, the emergence of a futuristic orientation can be dated quite precisely. The turning point occurs with Louis-Sebastien Mercier’s novel
Great website, pleased to see the depth and breadth of your coverage!
Please do keep updating.
I am a Professor of Morphology and Heuristics of Design at University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nice exhibition of the relationship between Memory and Imagination: thanks for sharing!
Such an interesting collection of imaginary musical instruments!
Wonderful discovery. Thank you for this site. Super fun.
I love the results when imagination meets fantasy. How many have I conceived of.