Wonderful world of magic
| Wonderful world of magic | |
|---|---|
| Publication country | GDR |
| editor | Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin |
| Publishing year | 1966 |
| Presentation | bound |
| Illustrations | 20 b / w art print boards, 10 line drawings |
| Languages) | German |
| Page size | 176 |
| theme | History of magic |
| ISBN | 3-8004-1017-6 (7th edition) |
| author | |
| Jochen Zmeck | |
Wunderwelt Magie by Jochen Zmeck is the title of one of the fundamental books on the history of magic .
It is considered to be one of the first well-researched books on the history of magic after the First World War .
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In 1964, the professional magician Jochen Zmeck was commissioned by Henschel Verlag to write a chapter on magic that was to appear in the book The Artists, Their Work and Their Art . The chapter became so extensive that the publisher decided to devote an entire book to the subject.
So in 1965 Wunderwelt Magie came out, in which the author recorded the magic story from the beginnings to the year the book was published. The author's own experiences with the art of magic are often incorporated. Jochen Zmeck describes how great magicians (example: Kalanag ) had an effect on him and what made them so special.
The book concludes with a list of well-known magicians with brief biographical information and an extensive bibliography.
The book had a total of 7 editions.
The chapters
- One should be able to do magic!
- From juggler to magician
- Machines, charlatans and "miracle men"
- The great magicians and their tricks
- The trick of cutting women in half
- The perfect illusion, or how it's done
- An elephant disappears from the stage
- The art of the fakirs - legend and reality
- The Erik Jan Hanussen chapter
- Magic as a hobby
- Directory of names
- bibliography
Book review
- Magie , Association organ of the Magical Circle of Germany , Issue 3, January 1966, p. 83
Editions / issues
- 1st edition 1965, see info box
- 2nd edition 1966 (slightly changed from the 1st edition)
- 3rd edition 1974
- 4th edition 1976
- 5th edition 1979
- 6th edition 1982
- 7th edition 1982 (licensed edition Universitas Verlag Munich)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magic, organ of the magic circle
- ↑ Article Magic: An Artistic Deception in Magical World , Volume 3, 2012
- ↑ Wunderwelt Magic, page 6 ff.