The magic book : 1400s - 1950s
2018
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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 stunning visual culture of the world's greatest magicians.
Main title:
The magic book : 1400s - 1950s / edited by Noel Daniel ; introduction by Ricky Jay ; essays and captions by Mike Caveney and Jim Steinmeyer.
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Imprint:
Cologne : Taschen, [2018]©2018
Collation:
527 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9783836574167 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
958033
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