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Arturo De Ascanio
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Don Arturo de Ascanio y Navas (1929 - April 6, 1997) of Madrid Spain wrote about theories and concepts important to magic as technique, like "In-Transit Actions" and "The Law of Primary Motion".
By profession, Ascanio was a lawyer and devoted his retirement to magic.
He is known for inventing the Ascanio Spread in card magic, and also for his Color Changing Knife routines.
Contents
Books
- Navajas y Daltonismo (1958) translated in English by Jose de la Torre as Ascanio's World of Knives (1975)
Awards
- First place Close-up Cards at 1970 FISM in Amsterdam.
Videos
Ascanio on Tamariz TV show
References
- Genii May 1997