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Feb 23, 2016 · Accompanying the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Wordplay: Matthias Buchinger’s Inventive Drawings from the Collection of Ricky Jay, the book is a cabinet containing a single, multifaceted wonder, refracted through author Ricky Jay’s scholarship and storytelling.
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Apr 30, 2015 · Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living. Ricky Jay. 3.85. 52 ratings17 reviews. Matthias Buchinger (1674-1739) performed on more than a half-dozen musical instruments, some of his own invention. He exhibited trick shots with pistols, swords and bowling. He danced the hornpipe and deceived audiences with his skill in magic.
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Jan 5, 2016 · Matthias Buchinger: “The Greatest German Living” By Ricky Jay Whose Peregrinations in Search of the “Little Man of Nuremberg” are Herein Revealed Matthias Buchinger (1674–1739) performed on more than a half-dozen musical instruments, some of his own invention.
Jun 1, 2016 · “The Greatest German Living” By Ricky Jay. Illustrated. 150 pp. Siglio. $39.95. In Ricky Jay’s sumptuous, scholarly, witty new book, “Matthias Buchinger: ‘The Greatest German Living,’ ” the...
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150 pages : 26 cm. Published to accompany the exhibition "Wordplay : Matthias Buchinger's inventive drawings from the collection of Ricky Jay," held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, January 5-April 11, 2016. Includes bibliographical references.
Mar 3, 2016 · Buchinger, who stood 29 inches tall and described himself as “The Greatest German Living,” fits the bill. Not only did he lack hands and feet but also thighs and a good portion of his arms,...
Conjuring Arts’ great friend, Ricky Jay, has just finished writing his latest masterpiece, Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living. As a special commemoration Conjuring Arts and Mr. Jay have collaborated on a limited edition boxed set.
