The circus : a visual history

The circus : a visual history /

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 1800...

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Main Author: Jacob, Pascal (Author)
Other Authors: Dörr, Augusta (Translator), Jacab, Pascal
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2018.
Subjects:
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Circus > History.
Circus > History > Pictorial works.
Circus.
Circo > Iconografia.
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Marius Kwint
  • Introduction : A World Set in Motion
  • Origins: Antiquity-1770: The Grand Highway
  • Impact and Domination, 1770-1880: The West Conquers the World
  • Changes: 1880-1930: Of Men and Beasts
  • Influences, 1930-2015: The Big Plunge
  • Finale : A Circus for Today and Tomorrow
  • Glossary
  • Select Bibliography
  • Photographic Credits.

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