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Books with pages that magically change their contents---text, | Books with pages that magically change their contents---text, | ||
- | Descriptions giving the method of the gimmicked books appeared in 1584 by J. Prevost in // | + | Descriptions giving the method of the gimmicked books appeared in 1584 by J. Prevost in // |
The name "Blow Book" is said to have come from the practice of conjurers blowing on the book, or having spectators do so, as the magical means of effecting the transformations on its pages. The secret was a system of subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) trimmed page edges. When the pages were flipped through at particular positions on their edges, only certain pages were exposed to view. | The name "Blow Book" is said to have come from the practice of conjurers blowing on the book, or having spectators do so, as the magical means of effecting the transformations on its pages. The secret was a system of subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) trimmed page edges. When the pages were flipped through at particular positions on their edges, only certain pages were exposed to view. | ||
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The Blow Book has remained in conjurer' | The Blow Book has remained in conjurer' | ||
- | The principle of short and long pages has been varied and reapplied many times, especially to playing cards (see [[cards: | + | The principle of short and long pages has been varied and reapplied many times, especially to playing cards (see [[cards: |
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