[MR] Performance magic in the middle ages

[Jewel]

Check out the introduction to this book. It may be a book you'd be interested
in: Magic on the Early English Stage
(http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521825139&ss=exc).

Another book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Divination-Courts-Burgundy-France/dp/9004109250

An article: Magic in the Middle Ages: A Preliminary Discussion
(http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/magwitch/orbmagic.htm)

And this one seems really interesting: History of Western Magic
(http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/history_western_magic.htm).
Scroll down to Medieval Magic.
And there's a great list of books about magic and the such in the Middle Ages
here: http://www.the-orb.net/bibliographies/magic.html

And lastly, a painting:
Landscape with Magicians (c. 1525):
http://www.wga.hu/cgi-bin/highlight.cgi?file=html/c/carpi/landscap.html&find=magic

Hope that helps!

Vivats the Dream,
Julienne fille Gaspard, mka Jewel
Scribe of Atlantia

> Hi. I'm looking for information regarding performance magic during 
> period. I've been picking up little slight-of-hand tricks here and there 
> and love entertaining children (of all ages). The problem is that as far 
> as I can see, it looks as if there is quite a bit of documentation for 
> conjuring tricks pre-period and in the 18th century but little during 
> period since it was *evil* and *witchcraft* and one could end up a 
> little warmer than they'd like to be (*cough*burnedatthestake*cough*).
> 
> About the only thing I can find is a painting by Hieronymus Bosch (real 
> name of Jeroen van Aken) who painted "The Conjurer" in the 1500's 
> depicting someone performing what apears to be the "cup and Ball" trick 
> to a crowd of amazed people.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjurer_(painting)
> 
> He looks rather like a street magician with the pack on his belt for his 
> tools and even a nifty little wand looking thing on the table.
> 
> I was wondering if there is any documentable evidence of performance 
> magic somewhere in period. I'd hate to think that *everyone* back then 
> was so desperately cold that they were looking for any excuse to toss 
> some poor soul on the barbie as fuel.
> 
> Lord Alsandair O'Caoindealbhain




 
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