Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 2 Shipped!
Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 2 Our latest issue has arrived and is on its way to our subscribers! This issue completes the first dozen issues and marks the end of our 6th volume. Happy anniversary Gibecière! As usual, we have a rich variety of contributions from a number of authors to make for some fascinating reading. [...]
Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 1 Shipping Now!
We are pleased to inform you that the latest issue of Gibecière has arrived at Conjuring Arts, and we are shipping them to subscribers now! Thank you very much for your support, and we hope you enjoy what we have put together. This issue of the journal features Jim Steinmeyer, Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Stephen Minch, Bill [...]
Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 1
Gibecière Vol. 6, No. 1 The 11th issue of Gibecière is finished, and we are very excited. This particular issue contains a real treat as we have finally persuaded the delightful Jim Steinmeyer to contribute an article, an addition to our list of contributors that we have been hoping for since the journal began. Additionally [...]
Our Tenth Gibecière!
Gibecière Vol. 5, No. 2 The Summer 2010 Issue of Gibecière is available! For our spectacular tenth issue, we hear from a familiar voice, welcome a celebrated new contributor, and unearth a centuries-old manuscript that turns the entire timeline of magic history on its ear. First, Barry Wiley chronicles the remarkable Nellie Bly, considered the [...]
Gibecière Vol. 5, No. 1
Magic lovers rejoice! Due to the great efforts of our editor Stephen Minch the new issue of Gibecière (Winter 2010) is now off the press and making its way to subscribers from our offices in New York. This issue of the journal is robust and includes a fascinating article by Martin Gardner on the history [...]
Gibecière Vol. 4, No. 2
Similar to the Summer 2007 issue where we reprinted Horatio Galasso’s Giochi di carte belissimi (Most beautiful card games), this issue features a new and complete translation of Engaños a ojos vistas (Deceptions in Plain Sight) by Pablo Minguet è Yrol. Published in 1733, Minguet was Spain’s first book devoted to the teaching of conjuring [...]
Gibecière Vol. 4, No. 1
Our fourth volume begins the year with two new and fascinating articles. As with all of our contributions, these articles feature novel discussions of previously little known or practically lost historical information. We begin with “The Thought-Reader Craze” by Barry Wiley. Well known for his scholarship, this article features original research and commentary on the [...]
Gibecière Vol. 3, No. 2
We gladly submit a most fascinating Gibecière issue for your perusal. Please enjoy the following sundry articles: The first piece, “Vernon the Mesmerist”, is by Peter Lamont, author of The Rise and Fall of the Indian Rope Trick and The First Psychic, and features the escapades of W.J. Vernon, a proponent of phrenology and mesmerism. The next [...]
Gibecière Vol. 3, No. 1
The first issue of our third volume includes the fascinating third installment of Mitsunobu Matsuyama’s “An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country.” This time he is solving the mystery of Soto Sunetaro’s arrival in the U.S.A. and discussing the role that Soto played in the history of de Kolta’s “Expanding Die” [...]
Gibecière Vol. 2, No. 2
In this issue we’ve made a brief departure from our usual style. In lieu of articles on various subjects, we’ve dedicated our current issue to the translation and analysis of one of the rarest and most important books in the history of magic. In 1593, Venice, Italy, Horatio Galasso’s Giochi di carte belissimi (Most beautiful [...]
