Marco Pusterla scoperto un manoscritto inglese del tardo medioevo che contiene dei giochi di prestigio, tra cui il primo mazzo preordinato della storia.
Il manoscritto è stato compilato tra il 1503 ed il 1536, il che fa questo “stack” almeno 50 anni più antico del “Galasso” (pubblicato nel 1593), che era finora considerato il primo mazzo preordinato di cui ci sia giunta notizia.
La ricerca su questo manoscritto, e la spiegazione dei giochi che contiene, con la loro storia e la loro originalità, si troverà nel prossimo numero della sua rivista, Ye Olde Magic Mag, che uscirà alla fine del mese: http://yeoldemagicmag.com/downloads/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-2-issue-3_card_stack_medieval_manuscript
La scoperta di questo mazzo preordinato è rivoluzionaria: il manoscritto è sconosciuto nell’ambiente magico, e questa scoperta può cambiare ciò che conosciamo sulla storia della cartomagia.
Magic history is long and scattered across different cultures, only partially recorded and with a large corpus still to identify. This issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag presents, in worldwide exclusive, a late Medieval manuscript containing the explanation of some magic tricks, among which the first cyclic card stack in history!
This special issue is completely dedicated to a long article, by Editor Marco Pusterla, about an unknown manuscript compiled before 1536 (almost half a century before The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot), explaining a few magic tricks in their first recording in the English language.
The June 2016 issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag will be available for download and purchase on 1 June. The print edition of Volume 2 issue 3 is 56 pages long, with no adverts. Only a few printed copies are still available, as the magazine is printed in a limited number sufficient to satisfy our subscribers. The digital version, in PDF format, will be available on 1 June 2016.
Medieval Magic in this issue:
- Marco Pusterla has discovered a late medieval manuscript, in English language, unknown to the magic world, which contains a few magic tricks, one of which particularly important, being the first “cyclic” card stack in history, a long-lost predecessor of modern “8 Kings”
- A few books about magic history and old-time magicians are reviewed in our columnChewing the (Magic) Fat, with other subjects dear to the heart of magic collectors and historians
- Our regular feature Auction Action shows some of the most unusual and important magic items that sold at public auction in the past quarter, including rare magic posters, amazing automatons, antique magic books and more, accompanied by numerous photos.
- The printed edition contains an exclusive insert: a specially made reproduction of the magic tricks in the medieval manuscript, not available separately!
All this and more in the third issue of the second volume of Ye Olde Magic Mag!
This issue contains almost 23,000 words and, once again, is available as a Download (contact us for the download) and in printed format, for the most distinguished collectors.