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All things were believable back then wizards alchemy fairies angels This is the story of those magical times A lyrical and highly atmospheric exploration of the lives of Tudor and Renaissance magicians men from Dee to Kepler to Bruno who were also scientists astrologers mathematicians and alchemists Their studies books and ideas still permeate scientific history as well as literature and film from Philip Pullman to CS Lewis but what do we know of the rest of their households the lovers wives mothers and daughters In The Years of the Wizard Rachel Morris also vividly reimagines the less documented lives of the magician s families and lovers From those who supported the travelling households packing up the libraries feeding the assistants entertaining the patrons educating the children as well as those archiving documenting and collaborating with their magical work With vivid storytelling Rachel Morris magically animates both the known past lives of these extraordinary men and the imaginary stories of the less documented women elders and children in this era of discovery and magic

La magia siempre ha fascinado al ser humano, uniendo el deseo de explicar lo inexplicable con la voluntad de asombrar, engañar la mente y maravillar al público, dando lugar a una auténtica forma de arte.Desde los sacerdotes y hechiceros hasta los ilusionistas actuales, la ilusion ha formado siempre parte de nuestra historia, combinando habilidad, ingenio y destreza para producir efectos espectaculares.El libro se divide en tres capitulos: empieza con la historia de la magia, sigue con una introduccion de como los magos han sido capaces de engañar la mente y termina con un detallado inventario ilustrado de los objetos que han intervenido en los trucos a lo largo de la historia.