The Bankside Book of Puppets (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781443758796)

This vintage book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to creating your own puppets, puppet theatre, and other related equipment. With simple diagrams and clear instructions, this volume is ideal for the novice puppeteer, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "A New Beginning", "Lighting", "A Home-Made Fairyland", "The Little People", "On Marionettes", "Personalities", "The Shadow Show", "The School Stage", "Music for Marionettes", "Noises and Effects", "Dioramas and Transparencies", and "Finale". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on puppets and marionettes.

Author: H. W. Whanslaw
ISBN-10: 1443758795
ISBN-13: 9781443758796
Publisher: Gayley Press
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2008
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d