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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaschen
ISBN-103836509776
ISBN-139783836509770
eBay Product ID (ePID)72980570
Product Key Features
Book TitleMagic, 1400s-1950s
Number of Pages650 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicMagic, Popular Culture, Magick Studies, Entertainment & Performing Arts
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Body, Mind & Spirit, Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMike Caveney, Ricky Jay, Jim Steinmeyer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height3 in
Item Weight269 Oz
Item Length20 in
Item Width12.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-464542
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal793.8
SynopsisMagic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility - whether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting the laws of nature by sleight of hand. Long before science fiction, virtual realities, video games and the internet, the craft of magic was the most powerful fantasy world man had ever known . As the pioneers of special effects throughout history, magicians have never ceased to mystify us by making the impossible possible. This book celebrates more than 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians . Featuring over 1,000 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings in one 650-page volume, it traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s. Combining sensational images with lucid and incisive text, Magic explores the evolution of the magician's craft, from medieval street performers to the brilliant stage magicians who gave rise to cinematic special effects; from the 19th century's Golden Age of Magic to groundbreaking daredevils like Houdini and the early 20th century's vaudevillians., The art of magic Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility - whether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting the laws of nature by sleight of hand. Long before science fiction, virtual realities, video games and the internet, the craft of magic was the most powerful fantasy world man had ever known . As the pioneers of special effects throughout history, magicians have never ceased to mystify us by making the impossible possible. This book celebrates more than 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians . Featuring over 1,000 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings in one 650-page volume, it traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s. Combining sensational images with lucid and incisive text, Magic explores the evolution of the magician's craft, from medieval street performers to the brilliant stage magicians who gave rise to cinematic special effects; from the 19th century's Golden Age of Magic to groundbreaking daredevils like Houdini and the early 20th century's vaudevillians.
LC Classification NumberGV1543.M34 2009
