magic book exhibition

[Bill Mullins]

New Yorkers may find this interesting. The organizer, Mariano Tomatis, is a magician.

[MManchester]

They have a YouTube account. It's too bad they don't post a video of one of the books as a teaser and embed it in the linked page.

[Mariano Tomatis]

Thank you Bill, the book trailer is in Italian only, but "visual" enough to provide a good idea of the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EccKFztBhj8
You can follow the work behind the scenes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/nycmagicboo ... e&src=hash

[Mariano Tomatis]

For those who couldn't attend the lecture show, here is the full script with slides:
http://www.marianotomatis.it/slide.php? ... MagicBooks
It just misses the magic tricks I performed live.

Mariano Tomatis
Turin, Italy

[Richard Hatch]

Mariano, what a wonderful talk, thanks for posting it online. The current issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine has an article about the volvelles in their collection that might be of interest. You can read it here: https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/arti ... e-volvelle

[Mariano Tomatis]

Much appreciated Richard! Thanks a lot, love volvelles

[Andrew Pinard]

Mariano:

That was truly a wonderful experience. I am sorry I wasn't able to attend the lecture, but sharing your presentation online is generous beyond words. I was truly astonished and filled with joy by not only the scholarship, but also the beauty of the slideshow, the reflection of your deep passion for the subject and the pull to action it inspired. Spectacular!

Thanks so much!

Andrew

[Matthew Field]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you, Mariano.

Matt Field

[Mariano Tomatis]

Those who still haven't visited the Magic Books Exhibition in NYC will find here:
http://www.marianotomatis.it/magicbooks/index.php?id=4
all the 32 panels both in English and Italian language (just scroll the page and click on each thumbnail).

[Daniel Bain]

Sorry I missed it. Looks like it was a very interesting talk.

Were actual books on display as well? Have seen some really cool old items referenced in the talk at the Conjuring Arts Research Center. Some of the old Italian conjuring and mentalism books are really brilliant...

[Mariano Tomatis]

Yes, they were - both original books and replicas. I am preparing a complete online catalogue with photos and relevant links.