Uncover forgotten magic! Gibecière Vol. 8 No. 1 featuring Stephen Minch, reveals ancient secrets from a lost manuscript. Instant download available! #Magic #StephenMinch
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Gibecière by Stephen Minch – Vol 8 No 1 (Winter 2013, Instant Download)
Discover the Hidden Treasures of Magic History!
Our 15th issue of Gibecière is not just a journal; it’s a gateway to the past, offering the most extensive collection of magical insights and historical manuscripts we’ve ever published. This edition includes the long-lost Asti manuscript, a treasure trove of magic from the 17th to 18th century, now available in English for the first time.
What’s Inside?
- Historical Significance: The Asti manuscript, hidden away in a storage closet of the Biblioteca di Asti, offers unprecedented insights into early magic techniques and tricks.
- Unique Effects: Explore the earliest known descriptions of sleight-of-hand color changes and unique magical effects that were nearly lost to history.
- Classic Inspirations: Discover precursors to classic magic effects that could inspire new twists and modern interpretations.
Translated and annotated by experts in the field, this manuscript is a must-have for anyone passionate about magic history and theory. The detailed annotations by Lori Pieper, Aurelio Paviato, Thierry Depaulis, William Kalush, and Stephen Minch provide context and enhance understanding, making it accessible to both enthusiasts and scholars alike.
Gibecière Vol. 8, No. 1
It’s kind of a big deal.
Our 15th issue of Gibecière is our biggest issue ever! As with some previous issues of our journal, we are once again very proud to deliver a long lost manuscript that sheds refreshing light on our history while also unearthing some forgotten treasures.
The Asti manuscript is estimated to have been written somewhere between 1670 – 1730 and, until recently, had been relegated to a storage closet housing a miscellany of things in the Biblioteca di Asti. Someone did discover the manuscript there and deemed it worth being inventoried and catalogued, although they ultimately decided it was not of any major importance.
It was Marco Aimone and Aurelio Paviato who learned of the manuscript and thought otherwise. Just a brief look at the first two items, and they knew they had found a new and important addition to magic literature. Here we find the earliest known descriptions of a sleight-of-hand color change and the under-the-spread force. In addition, there are unique effects described that would otherwise have been lost, as well as early precursors to now-classic effects. The forgotten effects may inspire you to breathe new life into them with modern methods, while the early handlings of classic effects could drive a well-worn plot in new directions.
The manuscript has been painstakingly transcribed by Aurelio Paviato and then translated into English by Lori Pieper and features sections on tricks with playing cards, sleight of hand with other objects and tricks with apparatus, and, finally, tricks, stunts, and experiments. The author has included a plethora of clear and very informative illustrations. Additionally there are a number of tips on handling sprinkled throughout the manuscript that point to some early psychological advantages in use by magicians of the era.
The manuscript has been made as readable as possible and supplemented with numerous annotations by Lori Pieper, Aurelio Paviato, Thierry Depaulis, William Kalush, and Stephen Minch. Further, studies of the history and background for the work have been provided by Donatella Gnetti and Thierry Depaulis.
