Gibecière by Stephen Minch - Vol 19 No 2 (Summer 2024)

We are delighted to present the thirty-eighth issue of our flagship journal Gibecière. The issue begins with a deep dive into J. N. Maskelyne’s “Box Trick”. Peter Brunning examines Maskelyne’s legal battles, where he stubbornly protected the secrets behind the “Box Trick.” Following up is a theory on the secrets of the “Box Trick,” presented by Jim Steinmeyer. John Davenport continues with a breakdown of the history and method behind David Devant’s “Box Trick,” adding further background to the Maskelyne tale. Next is the sixth installment of Pietro Micheli’s Pinetti: New Discoveries article series, exploring Giuseppe Pinetti’s exploits in Berlin. The issue closes with Juan Luque’s detailed look into the earliest book on conjuring published in Europe – Kitāb al-nāranŷiyyāt, or The Dazzling wonders of tricks by Abū Āmir Ibn Šuhayd, written in Arabic and published in Cordoba in the early eleventh century.

Contents:
Pocket Notes – Stephen Minch
J. N. Maskelyne and the Courts – Peter Brunning
Will, the Witch and the Watchman, from On Stage – Jim Steinmeyer
Thinking Inside the Box – John Davenport
Pinetti: New Discoveries, Part 6 – Pietro Micheli
Al-Andalus, Cradle of the First European Book of Conjuring – Juan Luque