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Twenty Five Cents Worth Of Magic And Mystery
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Book Synopsis Twenty-five Cents' Worth of Magic and Mystery ... by : John Henry Anderson
Download or read book Twenty-five Cents' Worth of Magic and Mystery ... written by John Henry Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Twenty-five Cents' Worth of Magic and Mystery, Or, Parlor Magic for the Amateur Conjurer by : John Henry Anderson
Download or read book Twenty-five Cents' Worth of Magic and Mystery, Or, Parlor Magic for the Amateur Conjurer written by John Henry Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystery written by Mrs. Henry Wood and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis City of Second Sight by : Justin T. Clark
Download or read book City of Second Sight written by Justin T. Clark and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades before the U.S. Civil War, the city of Boston evolved from a dilapidated, haphazardly planned, and architecturally stagnant provincial town into a booming and visually impressive metropolis. In an effort to remake Boston into the "Athens of America," neighborhoods were leveled, streets straightened, and an ambitious set of architectural ordinances enacted. However, even as residents reveled in a vibrant new landscape of landmark buildings, art galleries, parks, and bustling streets, the social and sensory upheaval of city life also gave rise to a widespread fascination with the unseen. Focusing his analysis between 1820 and 1860, Justin T. Clark traces how the effort to impose moral and social order on the city also inspired many—from Transcendentalists to clairvoyants and amateur artists—to seek out more ethereal visions of the infinite and ideal beyond the gilded paintings and glimmering storefronts. By elucidating the reciprocal influence of two of the most important developments in nineteenth-century American culture—the spectacular city and visionary culture—Clark demonstrates how the nineteenth-century city is not only the birthplace of modern spectacle but also a battleground for the freedom and autonomy of the spectator.
Book Synopsis Playful Visions by : Meredith A. Bak
Download or read book Playful Visions written by Meredith A. Bak and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kaleidoscope, the stereoscope, and other nineteenth-century optical toys analyzed as “new media” of their era, provoking anxieties similar to our own about children and screens. In the nineteenth century, the kaleidoscope, the thaumatrope, the zoetrope, the stereoscope, and other optical toys were standard accessories of a middle-class childhood, used both at home and at school. In Playful Visions, Meredith Bak argues that the optical toys of the nineteenth century were the “new media” of their era, teaching children to be discerning consumers of media—and also provoking anxieties similar to contemporary worries about children's screen time. Bak shows that optical toys—which produced visual effects ranging from a moving image to the illusion of depth—established and reinforced a new understanding of vision as an interpretive process. At the same time, the expansion of the middle class as well as education and labor reforms contributed to a new notion of childhood as a time of innocence and play. Modern media culture and the emergence of modern Western childhood are thus deeply interconnected. Drawing on extensive archival research, Bak discusses, among other things, the circulation of optical toys, and the wide visibility gained by their appearance as printed templates and textual descriptions in periodicals; expanding conceptions of literacy, which came to include visual acuity; and how optical play allowed children to exercise a sense of visual mastery. She examines optical toys alongside related visual technologies including chromolithography—which inspired both chromatic delight and chromophobia. Finally, considering the contemporary use of optical toys in advertising, education, and art, Bak analyzes the endurance of nineteenth-century visual paradigms.
Book Synopsis Cues for Collectors by : Edgar G. Heyl
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Book Synopsis Hand-book of Magic: Second Series by : John Wyman
Download or read book Hand-book of Magic: Second Series written by John Wyman and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Life's Secret by : Mrs. Henry Wood
Download or read book A Life's Secret written by Mrs. Henry Wood and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mr. Russell on Bull Run by : Sir William Howard Russell
Download or read book Mr. Russell on Bull Run written by Sir William Howard Russell and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 1102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Indian Scout by : Gustave Aimard
Download or read book The Indian Scout written by Gustave Aimard and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Arts of Deception by : James W. Cook
Download or read book The Arts of Deception written by James W. Cook and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Arts of Deception, James Cook explores the distinctly modern mode of trickery designed to puzzle the eye and challenge the brain. Upsetting the normally strict boundaries of value, race, class, and truth, the spectacles offer a revealing look at the tastes, concerns, and prejudices of America's very first mass audiences.
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Book Synopsis The Earl's Heirs by : Mrs. Henry Wood
Download or read book The Earl's Heirs written by Mrs. Henry Wood and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Notice to Quit by : William Gorman Wills
Download or read book Notice to Quit written by William Gorman Wills and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Professor Anderson and His Theatre by : James B. Findlay
Download or read book Professor Anderson and His Theatre written by James B. Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Bradys' Chinese Mystery; Or, Called by the "King" of Mott Street by :
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