Sujets :
Histoire de la magie
Magie orientale
Arts du spectacle - 18e siècle
Arts du spectacle - 19e siècle
Artistes autochtones
Houdin, Robert [magicien]
Magie de salon
Ullmann, Hermann [magicien]
Kellar, Harry [magicien]
Thurston, Howard [magicien]
Ling Foo, Ching [magicien]
Selbit, Percy Thomas Tibbles [magicien]
Vaudeville
Magiciens - Biographies
Le Roy, Servais [magicien]
Goldin, Horace [magicien]
Carter, Charles J. [magicien]
Nicola, William [magicien]
Houdini, Harry [magicien]

Dépouillement du document :
Myth or magic
The first wonder-workers
The automaton chess player
Magic in the colonies
American Indian conjuring
Professor Pinetti
Signor Blitz
The great wizard of the north
Robert-Houdin, innovator
England's home of mystery
The great Herrmanns
Around the world with Kellar
Thurston: the wonder show of the universe
Ching Ling Foo, Chung Ling Soo, and the Great Lafayette
The Selbit sensations
The great Vaudeville specialists
Le Roy and Goldin, trendsetters
Carter, Nicola, and Raymond
Houdini
Blackstone versus Dante
Dunninger, master mentalist
Big shows and small screens

Résumé :
Set off on a magical history tour with Milbourne Christopher's classic Illustrated History of Magic. Follow the fascinating stories of the world's greatest conjurers, from sorcerer-priests in ancient Egypt, The Great Herrmann, Harry Kellar, Chung Ling Soo, Houdini, to modern miracle workers like David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy, and David Blaine.

Filled with fantastic illustrations—poster art, photographs, illusion diagrams—this book is a feast for anyone interested in the conjuring arts. [editor summary]

Remerciement au donateur : Cirque du Soleil

Collection : Collection documentaire du Cirque du Soleil

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 793.809 C5563i 1975

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