Card Magic & Playing Card History Timeline de Lee ASHER

[Nicholas RYL]

Salut,

Pour ceux qui n'auraient pas reçu le mail, il est en prix de lancement à 30€ (+16€ fdp) sur son site.

Sachant de qui ca vient (VM live #212), ca semble une belle acquisition dans le genre.

 

Citation

 

Centuries of History In One Place

This hand-picked timeline chronologically takes you through centuries of playing card magic history, culture, and innovation. You know the story, but do you understand the logic and relationships between the elements of magic and playing cards? This book and bonus video may be just what you've been missing. This historical compilation contains hundreds of citations from various publications, newspapers, periodicals, interviews, etc. allowing you to understand better how playing cards and card magic are linked and related.

There is NO sleight-of-hand taught in this book but don't let that stop you. It's a selection of eye-popping, hand-picked citations about playing cards and card magic that takes us from ancient Egypt to modern times. As a sample, here are two interesting facts about playing cards and magic that you'll immediately tell your friends and family about.

1. When you say the word 'deck,' you invoke Shakespeare. In 1593, William Shakespeare coined the term deck in his play Henry VI. In a line by the character Gloster, he remarked, "But, whiles he thought to steal the single ten, The king was slily finger'd from the deck!"

 

2. Ben Franklin did card tricks. Well, at least one card trick. In 1749, Benjamin Franklin printed the first card trick in the thirteen colonies called "The Impenetrable Secret." We find advertisements for it in his newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette.

Cool, right? That's just the beginning. Do you want more awesome conversation starters like these? This brand new 100-page timeline book and bonus video talk is for you.

 

Over 100+ Pages of Info

This collection of citations is an excellent addition to any bookshelf or library, letting future generations of magicians marvel at the improvements in playing cards and magic.
 

Chronological Listings

The key events and achievements listed in this timeline take you from ancient Egypt to present times as you learn about playing card history from different parts of the world.
 

Bonus Video Included

By taking a good look at the macro-history of playing cards and card magic, you gain a unique perspective about these two fascinating subjects, which only a few people possess. 45 min run time.