Circus
A Visual History
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Word Count
59,750 words, Guess
Page Count
239 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781350043107
- ISBN-101350043109
- Library of Congress Control Number2017046928
- OCLC Control Number1005201791
- Better World Books9781350043107
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL37280657M
Classifications
- LCCGV1816.J3313 2018
- LCCGV1816 .J3313 2018
Description
Using over 200 circus related artworks from the French National Library's private collections, celebrated cultural historian Pascal Jacob tells the story of travelling entertainers and their art and trade. From nomadic animal tamers of the Dark Ages to European jugglers and acrobats of the 1800s, from the use of the circus as Soviet propaganda to the 20th-century Chinese performance art renaissance, this is an exhaustive history with a uniquely international scope.0Jacob draws on both rare and famous artworks, including prints dating from the 13th century, and paintings by Picasso and Dore. In doing so he demonstrates the circus to be a visual and physical masterpiece, constantly moving and evolving, and just as exciting an experience for audiences now as it was 1,000 years ago.
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