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Maschere a Venezia
by Mario Belloni
Why did Venetians go around wearing masks for over six months a year until about two centuries ago?
What is the origin of Harlequin?
What kind of mask was worn by Venetian ladies in their games of seduction?
And what kind by doctors during bouts of plague?
This book is a concise history of the most typical masks worn in Venice and by performers of the commedia dell'arte.
There is also a detailed section on production techniques.
A series of photographs of the Venetian carnival gives a final touch of colour and completes the picture.
Contents:
- Serenissima Venezia
- The role of masks in everyday life
- Masks in modern theatre
- The mask as a practical object
- The production of paper masks
- Cà Macana: a recovered d tradition
71 pages
More than 80 photos and color pictures
cm 20 x 27
EUR 15.50
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