Madame Tussaud and the history of waxworks
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Madame Tussaud and the history of waxworks
Hambledon and London, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-277) and index
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内容説明
The success of Madame Tussaud's, from its beginnings in Paris before the French Revolution to its prolonged fame as a popular tourist attraction in London, bears out the fascination of waxworks. Yet Marie Tussaud was by no means the inventor of wax figures or their only exhibitor. Wax heads and models had been used since Roman times and were used for saints' statues by the Catholic Church and for anatomical teaching. There were also many rival shows, often travelling from town to town, as Tussaud's did for its first thirty years in England. Pamela Pilbeam sees Madame Tussaud herself and her exhibition as part of the wider history of wax modelling and of popular entertainment. Tussaud's catered for the public's fascination with monarchy, whether Henry VIII and his wives or Queen Victoria, as well as for their love of history, acting as an accessible and enjoyable museum (but also providing the perennial fascination of the Chamber of Horrors).
目次
Chapter 1: The Origins of Wax Modelling Chapter 2: The Wax Salon Chapter 3: Revolutionary Paris Chapter 4: The Travelling Wax Exhibition Chapter 5: The Baker Street Bazaar Chapter 6: Wax Rivals Chapter 7: From the Great Exhibition to the First World War Chapter 8: Waxworks in the Age of Film Chapter 9: The Appeal of Waxworks
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