{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-art-of-conjuring-kurt-volkmann","title":"A History of The Art of Conjuring - Kurt Volkmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlmost a century in the making, appearing for the first time in book form... Kurt Volkmann's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eA History of the Art of Conjuring \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis here. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKurt Volkmann's complete \"Geschichte der Zauberkunst\" series has been fully translated into English by Lori Pieper and Maxwell Pritchard. Volkmann's articles on magic history are considered by Steffen Taut to be \"the best overall investigation on the history of conjuring.\" In translating Volkmann's work, Lori Pieper brought her extensive linguistic knowledge to the project, drawing from over a dozen languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first volume of Kurt Volkmann's peerless \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory of the Art of Conjuring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an in-depth examination of performance magic through the ages, from antiquity and the earliest sources documenting magical performers to modern times and Europe's most accomplished stage conjurers. Kurt Volkmann's rich prose guides readers through a wealth of manuscripts, books, newspapers and artwork in over a dozen languages to present an insightful exploration of what magic has meant to magicians and their audiences over the centuries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Volume Two, Volkmann focuses his keen analytical skills on individual countries and the texts and performers associated with them. Familiar names and stories from across Europe and beyond are viewed afresh, while the repertoires and motivations of lesser-known practitioners are teased out and discussed at length. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth volumes feature 1,260 pages with 432 beautiful color illustrations throughout, all fully credited, and comprehensive annotated endnotes. Volume Two includes eleven appendices presenting new findings about the sources and magicians Volkmann discusses, as well as a vast Bibliography and an exhaustive Index. Printed on archival paper, with foil-stamped cloth binding and sewn signatures, and housed in a luxury slipcase. This is a magic-history book like no other. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrictly limited to 1,000 numbered sets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA History of the Art of Conjuring \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKurt Volkmann \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Lori Pieper and Maxwell Pritchard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by Maxwell Pritchard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume One: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Kurt Volkmann: Solicitor, Soldier, Scholar\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Richard Hatch \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword-Edwin A. Dawes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Note on This Edition-Maxwell Pritchard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKurt Volkmann's History of the Art of Conjuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction-The Natural Art of Conjuring and Supernatural Magic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter One-Antiquity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter Two-The Middle Ages \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter Three-The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter Four-The Eighteenth Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter Five-The Romantic Era \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter Six-Developers and Developments (analyses of Bosco, Döbler, Philippe, Robert-Houdin, Hofzinser, Anderson, Herrmann, Frikell, Heimbürger, Bellachini, Maskelyne and Buatier) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndnotes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustration Credits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume Two:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 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) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndnotes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppendices \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustration Credits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW, Hardcovers in slipcase, 1260 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don's Magic \u0026 Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54382850801955,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/3518\/7770\/files\/78886-alt1.jpg?v=1759423354","url":"https:\/\/donsmagicandbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-art-of-conjuring-kurt-volkmann","provider":"Don's Magic \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}