Magic. 1400s–1950s

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Okładka

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Język

ISBN

259.00 

1 w magazynie

Najniższa cena ( 21 grudnia 2024 ): 259.00 

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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. Featuring more than 850 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings as well as paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Caravaggio among others, The Big Book of Magic traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s. Combining sensational images with incisive text, the book 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.

Wydawca:

TASCHEN
Hohenzollernring 53
D-50672 Cologne
DE
Email: customerservice@taschen.com
Tel: 49-221-20180-212

Dystrybutor:

Top Mark Centre s.c. Marek Majewski, Sylwia Majewska
Urbanistów 1/51
02-397 Warszawa
Polska
Email: sklep@tmc.com.pl
Tel: 48 22 428 3014

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