A History of the Art of Conjuring by Kurt Volkmann

Almost a century in the making, appearing for the first time in book form... Kurt Volkmann's A History of the Art of Conjuring is here.Kurt 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.The first volume of Kurt Volkmann's peerless History of the Art of Conjuring 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