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Simmen, Rene The World of Puppets
London Elsevier Phaidon 1975 First edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good dj
The history of hand puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets; from Ancient Egypt to Modern Day America to Malaysia. A wonderful book of the magical world of puppets, of Punch & Judy, Pinocchio, Pulcinella; to the age old tales of friends and devils, quarrels and reconciliations; to an ancient art form continually renewed. Examples drawn from actual scripts and theatres. How the modern Pinocchio evolved from Punch, a descendan of Pulcinella, the popular star of the medieval Italian commedia dell'arte, and later of the Elizabethan puppet theatre. Forty-five full colour photographs and more than 100 black and white illustrations depict puppets from around the world some hundreds of years old. Puppets told to Greek children, the Middle Ages, 19th century France. Ornate shadow puppets of China, India and Southeast Asia. Instructions for making your own puppet theatre and puppets, and perfecting your own technique of presentation. Red cloth boards and spine. DW not price clipped, deep red, illustrated with color photo of marionette. Creased to extremities with few small chips to lower edge, upper edge and spine ends rubbed. Clean bright text and illustrations. First Edition. 4 to, 135 pp. First English Edition. In protective mylar cover.
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14.50 USD
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