num_pages: 320
description: The five-century history of special effects is reviewed from 1550, when Renaissance and early Baroque artists pioneered unique optical illusions, to the present day, describing how they have evolved and how they provide an understanding of where civilization is headed.
language: English
title: The Vatican to Vegas: A History of Special Effects
titlecomplete: The Vatican to Vegas: A History of Special Effects
genres: Nonfiction, History, Art
ratings_count: 38
publisher: New Press, The