| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-17T10:08:51Z | en_GB |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-01T13:56:55Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1897 | en_GB |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-06-17T10:08:51Z | en_GB |
| dc.format.medium | poor (casing becoming detached) | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.other | BD029817 | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10472/126 | en_GB |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.relation | SPECTRUM | en_GB |
| dc.rights | The digital object(s) attached to this record are available for you to use for educational purposes only under licence from the University of Exeter. Use of the object(s) must be compliant with the terms of the licence agreement, full details are available on the ''Original Licence'' link below. | en_GB |
| dc.title | Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography | en_GB |
| dc.type | Text | en_GB |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-17T10:08:51Z | en_GB |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-01T13:56:55Z | |
| dc.description | Introduction by Henry Ridgely Evans. Book gives a history of magic and illusions, and explains how they work. Part 1 has chapters on 19th Century magicians; disappearing tricks; optical tricks; stage and conjuring tricks; juggling; fire eating; ventriloquism; shadowgraphy; mental magic. Part 2 is on ancient magic; Part 3 explains how science is used to create illusion in the theatre; Part 4 deals with automata and curious toys; Part 5 explains how photography can be used in magic. Illustrated with 400 engravings of diagrams, demonstrations and scenes.
Page number(s) as given: file ending 039_2 is p.58, files ending 046_2-047_2 are pp.72-74, 254_2-265_2 are pp.488-510 | en_GB |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Magic | en_GB |
| dc.subject.other | Theatre | en_GB |
| dc.subject.other | Science, spectacle & magic | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.organisation | Sampson Low, Marston and Company | en_GB |
| dc.format.dimensions | w 175mm, l 251mm, d 44mm | en_GB |
| dc.type.class | book | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.person | Hopkins, Albert A. | en_GB |
| dc.format.type | cloth | en_GB |
| dc.format.type | paper | en_GB |
