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- catalog abstract ""Long before the movies were created, peepshows were appealing to a public eager for entertainment and enlightenment. The peepshowman and his box were a common sight on bustling city streets and quiet village greens. He attracted a crowd with music, animals, puppets, and clever patter and then might offer a view of a famous battle scene or a glimpse of a storied landscape, a stroll through the public squares of distant capitals or a peek at a fabled monument. Such views could challenge the boundaries of ordinary life, and satisfy a growing hunger for information." "Peepshows: A Visual History offers the reader a rich sense of the history of this mysterious and magical box. The book includes nearly 200 annotated images, many never before published."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10627393.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Long before the movies were created, peepshows were appealing to a public eager for entertainment and enlightenment. The peepshowman and his box were a common sight on bustling city streets and quiet village greens. He attracted a crowd with music, animals, puppets, and clever patter and then might offer a view of a famous battle scene or a glimpse of a storied landscape, a stroll through the public squares of distant capitals or a peek at a fabled monument. Such views could challenge the boundaries of ordinary life, and satisfy a growing hunger for information." "Peepshows: A Visual History offers the reader a rich sense of the history of this mysterious and magical box. The book includes nearly 200 annotated images, many never before published."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160).".
- catalog extent "160 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Peepshows.".
- catalog identifier "0810963493 (clothbound)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Peepshows.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "engfre eng".
- catalog publisher "a New York : Abrams,".
- catalog relation "Peepshows.".
- catalog subject "791 21".
- catalog subject "GV1525 .B35 1998".
- catalog subject "Peep shows History.".
- catalog subject "Peep shows in art.".
- catalog title "Peepshows : a visual history / Richard Balzer.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".