description: This is the only comprehensive and authoritative book on shadow puppets now current (1960). This book, strikingly illustrated with 43 informative black-and-white drawings and many decorations, is divided into two parts. Part One is historical and describes shadow puppets all over the in China, Java, Turkey, Greece, France and England. - Part Two is practical. It covers the making of two-dimensional opaque puppets, three-dimensional puppets, colored shadow puppets made of translucent materials, sets, staging, lighting, packing. The most contemporary techniques are described. A great deal of information on choice of plays is given throughout the book, and there are appendices giving suitable material for puppet plays.
language: English
title: Shadow puppets
titlecomplete: Shadow puppets (Alphakids)
publisher: Sundance Publishing