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Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
303 kr
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Spirits were in the air and the dead weighed heavily on the minds of Americans and Europeans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mediums and magicians from Houdini to Margery the Medium delved into the supernatural and offered communication with the departed at seances and magic shows, two interrelated forms of popular culture that relied heavily on works of art. Conjuring the Spirit World is the first illustrated volume to illuminate the art and objects that made medium and magician performances iconic during the height of the Spiritualism movement and beyond. An international selection of paintings, photographs, posters, stage apparatuses, costumes, film, publications, and other objects reveal how audiences were entranced and mystified by these experiential performances, captivating willing believers and garnering skeptics as they navigated the intersecting realms of science and spirituality. Accompanying an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, a town with historic connections to Spiritualism, magic, and witchcraft.
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
107 kr
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Engelska, 2021265 kr
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An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world’s greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form’s most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield’s secret museum.In this personal journey through a unique performing art, David Copperfield profiles some of the world’s most groundbreaking magicians. From the sixteenth-century magistrate who wrote an early book on conjuring, to the roaring twenties and the man who fooled Houdini, to the woman who levitated, vanished, and caught bullets in her bare hands, David Copperfield’s History of Magic takes you on a wild journey through the remarkable feats of some of the greatest magicians in history. The result is a sweeping tale that reveals how these astonishing performers were outsiders who used magic to escape class, challenge convention, transform popular culture, explore the innermost workings of the human mind, and inspire scientific discovery. By the end of the book, you’ll be sure to share Copperfield’s passion for the power of magic.
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
107 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
376 kr
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An illustrated, insight into the world of illusion from the world's greatest and most successful magician, David Copperfield.
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Engelska, 2021233 kr
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An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world’s greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form’s most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield’s secret museum.In this personal journey through a unique and remarkable performing art, David Copperfield profiles twenty-eight of the world’s most groundbreaking magicians. From the 16th-century magistrate who wrote the first book on conjuring to the roaring twenties and the man who fooled Houdini, to the woman who levitated, vanished, and caught bullets in her teeth, David Copperfield’s History of Magic takes you on a wild journey through the remarkable feats of the greatest magicians in history. These magicians were all outsiders in their own way, many of them determined to use magic to escape the strictures of class and convention. But they all transformed popular culture, adapted to social change, discovered the inner workings of the human mind, embraced the latest technological and scientific discoveries, and took the art of magic to unprecedented heights. The incredible stories are complimented by over 100 never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from Copperfield’s exclusive Museum of Magic, including a 16th-century manual on sleight of hand, Houdini’s straightjackets, handcuffs, and water torture chamber, Dante’s famous sawing-in-half apparatus, Alexander’s high-tech turban that allowed him to read people’s minds, and even some coins that may have magically passed through the hands of Abraham Lincoln. By the end of the book, you’ll be sure to share Copperfield’s passion for the power of magic.