Hello guys !
Remember
TASCHEN's Circus book I told you about last year ?
Well,
TASCHEN has just published a similar, amazing book about Magic. This impressive book (Hardcover, 29 x 44 cm (11.4 x 17.3 in.), 650 pages, 7 kg) was edited by Noel Daniel, the same woman who edited
The Circus book.
Magic, 1400s - 1950s celebrates more than 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians. Featuring more than 1,000 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings as well as paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Caravaggio among others, this 650-page volume traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.
Combining sensational images with 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.
I was lucky to grab one copy, and took a few photographs for you to see the book's awesomeness :
You can
leaf through the book on Taschen's website !
...and
order the book, too
Happy holidays !
-Marie