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== History ==
See also: [[History of Close Up Magic]] - [[Cards]] - [[Coins]] - [[Paper]] - [[Balls]] - [[Impromptu]] - [[Other Close-Up]] - [[Tools]] - [[Finger Rings]] - [[Rope]] - [[Money (bills)]]


The names for close-up magic have changed over the years and some of the earliest recent histories may be told from the title of two Jean Hugard books, <i>Sealed Mysteries of Pocket Magic</i> (1930) and <i>Close-up Magic</i> (1938) .<sup>4</sup>
[[Close Up Magic Books | Books]] - [[Close Up Magic Periodicals | Periodicals]] - [[Close Up Magic Videos | Videos]] - [[Close Up Magic Websites | Websites]]
 
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>2</sup> Hieronymus Bosch depicted a magician working with a pick-pocket in his 1500's painting, "The Conjurer"<sup>2,3</sup><br />
 
See also:[[History of Close Up Magic]] - [[Cards]] - [[Coins]] - [[Paper]] - [[Balls]] - [[Impromptu]] - [[Other Close-Up]] - [[Tools]] - [[Finger Rings]] - [[Rope]] - [[Money (bills)]]


[[Close Up Magic Books | Books]] - [[Close Up Magic Periodicals | Periodicals]] - [[Close Up Magic Videos | Videos]] - [[Close Up Magic Websites | Websites]]
== References ==
== References ==
<sup>1</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28illusion%29 Magic (Illusion) On Wikipedia], <i>Types of Magic</i><Br />
<sup>1</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28illusion%29 Magic (Illusion) On Wikipedia], <i>Types of Magic</i><Br />

Revision as of 17:12, 20 September 2008

Close-Up Magic is performed with the audience close to the magician, sometimes even one-on-one. It usually makes use of everyday items as props, such as cards and coins and seemingly 'impromptu' effects. This is also called "table magic" particularly when performed as dinner entertainment.1

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See also: History of Close Up Magic - Cards - Coins - Paper - Balls - Impromptu - Other Close-Up - Tools - Finger Rings - Rope - Money (bills)

Books - Periodicals - Videos - Websites

References

1 Magic (Illusion) On Wikipedia, Types of Magic
2 BBC's History Of Magic - Close Up Magic Also On YouTube
3 Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Conjurer

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