The space of stage magic: A study of the application of optical, mechanical, and psychological principles in classic stage illusions and their possible relation to 20th-/21st-century experiences of interior architectural space

Space and Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-345

  Pringle, Trish ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Architectural Association AA School of Architecture   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247457235     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331202005004002     Document Type: Review

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