Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Rid, Samuel The Art of Iugling or Legerdemaine Wherein is Deciphered All the Conueyances of Legerdemaine and Iugling, How They Are Effected, and Wherin They Chiefly Consist; Cautions to Beware of Cheating at Cardes and Dice, the Detection of the Beggerly Art of Alcumistry, and the Foppery of Foolish Cousoning Charmes, All Tending to Mirth and Recreation, Especially for Those That Desire to Haue the Insight and Priuate Practise Thereof Art of juggling or legerdemain Reading ease score: 40.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Robert Shimmin, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Art of Iugling or Legerdemaine" by Samuel Rid is a treatise written in the early 17th century, likely during the Jacobean era. This book explores the intricate world of juggling and sleight of hand, focusing on the techniques behind various tricks and illusions. It serves as both an instructional guide for practitioners and a cautionary tale regarding the deceptions prevalent in entertainment associated with gambling and fortune-telling. The content of the book is divided into different sections that describe the essential principles of legerdemain—highlighting the importance of agility and deception in performing tricks with balls, coins, and cards. Rid discusses the history of jugglers, the evolution of their craft, and the ethical considerations associated with their performances. Additionally, he offers practical advice on executing various sleight-of-hand feats, such as the cunning conveyance of objects, manipulation of dice, and card tricks that can bewilder unsuspecting audiences. Through a combination of theoretical discourse and practical examples, Rid reveals the methods that can amuse and mystify while warning readers against the perils of gambling and con artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Juggling -- Early works to 1800 Magic tricks -- Early works to 1800 GV Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Other 116791 115304 2024-10-05T17:24:08.505792 2023-10-06T05:03:27.646553 text/html text/html 113108 2020-12-14T21:40:55 text/html; charset=us-ascii 90123 2020-12-14T21:40:55 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 162334 2024-10-05T17:24:14.575764 application/epub+zip 161424 2024-10-05T17:24:11.471757 application/epub+zip 107880 2024-10-05T17:24:10.237938 application/epub+zip 315331 2024-10-05T17:24:16.891767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285825 2024-10-05T17:24:13.797782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214870 2022-09-06T20:09:21.703263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105481 105405 2024-10-05T17:24:08.099806 2023-10-06T05:03:27.335512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 106775 2020-12-14T21:40:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40040 2020-12-14T21:40:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20016 2024-10-05T17:24:17.017738 application/rdf+xml 13233 2024-10-05T17:24:10.782782 image/jpeg 3323 2024-10-05T17:24:10.506764 image/jpeg 161460 2024-10-05T17:24:08.519801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia