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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| Language Notes: | "First published in France under the title Une Histoire du Cirque by Pascal Jacob, 2016 Éditions du Seuil." |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Visual Arts,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 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
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Photographic Credits.