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During the 1920s and 1930s, the term "Pocket Magic" was also used. Closeup Magic also has the term Micro-Magic which tends to be magic performed for a single person. | During the 1920s and 1930s, the term "Pocket Magic" was also used. Closeup Magic also has the term Micro-Magic which tends to be magic performed for a single person. | ||
Close-up magic was first recorded in history by Cillica, a Roman philosopher and writer. He observed sleight-of-hand magic in the open air markets of Ancient Rome. The trick he noted, made use of cups and balls, something still familiar to magicians to this day. <sup>1</sup>. Close-up magicians may have worked in confederate with a "cut-purse" in the middle ages, who was responsible for pick pocketing the audience.<sup>reference?</sup>([[History of Close Up Magic |Historical Details]]) | |||
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[[Close Up Magic Books | Books]] - [[Close Up Magic Periodicals | Periodicals]] - [[Close Up Magic Videos | Videos]] - [[Close Up Magic Websites | Websites]] | [[Close Up Magic Books | Books]] - [[Close Up Magic Periodicals | Periodicals]] - [[Close Up Magic Videos | Videos]] - [[Close Up Magic Websites | Websites]] | ||
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<sup>1</sup> BBC's <i>History Of Magic - Close Up Magic</i> [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JYbTLNRTuc&feature=related Also On YouTube] ] | |||
[[Category:Close Up Magic|Close Up Magic]] | [[Category:Close Up Magic|Close Up Magic]] | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 11 March 2008
Close-Up Magic, defined as a specific type of performance of magic, is a relatively recent term, not used until the 1920s. Prior to then it was sometimes called "Close-Quarters Magic." citation?
During the 1920s and 1930s, the term "Pocket Magic" was also used. Closeup Magic also has the term Micro-Magic which tends to be magic performed for a single person.
Close-up magic was first recorded in history by Cillica, a Roman philosopher and writer. He observed sleight-of-hand magic in the open air markets of Ancient Rome. The trick he noted, made use of cups and balls, something still familiar to magicians to this day. 1. Close-up magicians may have worked in confederate with a "cut-purse" in the middle ages, who was responsible for pick pocketing the audience.reference?(Historical Details)
Subcategories
Cards - Coins - Paper - Balls - impromptu - Other Close-Up - Tools
Resources
Books - Periodicals - Videos - Websites
References
1 BBC's History Of Magic - Close Up Magic [ Also On YouTube ]