A History of the Art of Conjuring by Kurt Volkmann - libro in inglese

Dopo quasi un secolo di lavoro, appare per la prima volta in forma di libro... È arrivata A History of the Art of Conjuring di Kurt Volkmann.

La serie completa della "Geschichte der Zauberkunst" di Kurt Volkmann è stata completamente tradotta in inglese da Lori Pieper e Maxwell Pritchard.

Gli articoli di Volkmann sulla storia della magia sono considerati da Steffen Taut "la migliore indagine complessiva sulla storia del gioco di prestigio". Nel tradurre l'opera di Volkmann, Lori Pieper ha apportato al progetto la sua vasta conoscenza linguistica, attingendo da oltre una dozzina di lingue.

Il primo volume dell'impareggiabile A History of the Art of Conjuring di Kurt Volkmann offre un esame approfondito della magia performativa attraverso i secoli, dall'antichità e dalle prime fonti che documentano gli artisti magici ai tempi moderni e ai più abili prestigiatori europei. La ricca prosa di Kurt Volkmann guida i lettori attraverso un'infinità di manoscritti, libri, giornali e opere d'arte in oltre una dozzina di lingue per presentare un'esplorazione perspicace di ciò che la magia ha significato per i maghi e il loro pubblico nel corso dei secoli.

Nel secondo volume, Volkmann concentra le sue acute capacità analitiche sui singoli Paesi e sui testi e interpreti ad essi associati. I nomi e le storie più noti di tutta Europa e non solo vengono rivisti, mentre i repertori e le motivazioni dei praticanti meno noti vengono analizzati e discussi a fondo.

Entrambi i volumi sono composti da 1.260 pagine con 432 splendide illustrazioni a colori, tutte completamente accreditate, e note finali complete e commentate.

Il secondo volume comprende undici appendici che presentano nuove scoperte sulle fonti e sui maghi di cui Volkmann parla, oltre a una vasta bibliografia e a un indice esaustivo. Stampato su carta d'archivio, con rilegatura in tela stampata in lamina e firme cucite, è contenuto in una lussuosa custodia.

Questo è un libro di storia della magia come nessun altro.

Limitato a 1.000 copie numerate

Volume One:

"Kurt Volkmann: Solicitor, Soldier, Scholar"
- Richard Hatch

Foreword-Edwin A. Dawes

A Note on This Edition-Maxwell Pritchard

Kurt Volkmann's History of the Art of Conjuring

Introduction-The Natural Art of Conjuring and Supernatural Magic

Chapter One-Antiquity

Chapter Two-The Middle Ages

Chapter Three-The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Chapter Four-The Eighteenth Century

Chapter Five-The Romantic Era

Chapter Six-Developers and Developments (analyses of Bosco, Döbler, Philippe, Robert-Houdin, Hofzinser, Anderson, Herrmann, Frikell, Heimbürger, Bellachini, Maskelyne and Buatier)

Endnotes

Illustration Credits

Volume Two:

Chapter Seven-Imitators and Innovators (a detailed study of the development of performance magic and its practitioners in France, England, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Portugal, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Greece, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Poland, Romania and Persia)

Endnotes

Appendices

Illustration Credits

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgements

"Amazing! What an accomplishment for both Volkmann and Conjuring Arts!"
- David Copperfield

"I've never seen a magic-history book like this. It's more than an encyclopedia of magic and is filled with incredible ideas for anyone who wants to be inspired."
- David Blaine

"These volumes are an amazing accomplishment on every level: The original research, the writing, the translation by Dr. Pieper and Max Pritchard, and the stunning presentation. I've had many friends call and write to ask, "Are they worth it? Should I get them?" My answer to all of them, and to you, is "Yes. These are a must."These books are a remarkable resource and a remarkable value. As I looked through them, I kept thinking, "I wish Ricky could have seen these." You'll be happy from the second you begin to unbox them (this may be the best packing job any book has ever received) beyond the moment you turn the last page and every time you return to these volumes for deeper knowledge and inspiration. Here is my personal guarantee: If anyone gets these and doesn't believe that these books and the information inside them are worth many times the asking price, I guarantee the person hasn't actually read them.Now that this edition of Volkmann's History of the Art of Conjuring exists, I cannot imagine not owning it."
- Michael Weber

"Just when you thought you knew something about magic history, A History of the Art of Conjuring comes along and changes everything. These two gigantic books provide a view of magic that is both unfamiliar and endlessly fascinating. Seemingly every page provides us with new information. And as we have come to expect from the Conjuring Arts Research Center, these books are of the highest quality."
- Mike Caveney

"These volumes are breathtaking in their scope, detail, production and vision. They deserve a place on the bookshelf of anyone who is serious about the history of magic."
- Richard Wiseman

"A copy of this work belongs on the shelves of historians and collectors worldwide."
- Edwin A. Dawes

"The most thorough and best-researched history on conjuring ever written. [...] This two-volume set of Volkmann's History of the Art of Conjuring is magnificent and without a hint of hyperbole is required in the library of anyone with a serious interest in conjuring history."
- Stephen Minch

A History of the Art of Conjuring

Kurt Volkmann

Translated by Lori Pieper and Maxwell Pritchard

Edited by Maxwell Pritchard