Our Tenth Gibecière!

Gibecière Vol. 5, No. 2 The Summer 2010 Issue of Gibecière is en route to the presses! 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 [...]

Shipping Now! Gibecière Winter 2010

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 [...]

Gibecière Vol. 2, No. 1

Our third issue continues Gibeciere’s enlightening forays into the magical tradition with four exquisite articles. As usual the contents feature brand new revelations and insight into our history. We start with Volker Huber’s “The Educated Swan”. Here he looks in depth at the history and development of this centuries-old trick. This issue continues Mitsunobu Matsuyama’s [...]

Gibecière Vol. 1, No. 2

Issue two of Gibeciere continues the scholarly tradition begun in issue one with three exceptional articles. The first article marks the beginning of Mitsunobu Matsuyama’s enlightening series of articles, “An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country”. Albrecht Heeffer contributes the next article, “Recreations Mathematiques: A Study of Its Authorship, Sources [...]

Gibecière Vol. 1, No. 1

The first issue of Gibeciere features several very salient articles as well as introductory pieces by Stephen Minch, the Editor, and William Kalush, the Executive Director. A fascinating article on “The Yawning Mouth”, by Volker Huber, starts the issue. Mr. Huber looks at the origins of the principle and then moves forward to the various [...]