Language: English
Published by Centre National de Documentation Pedagogique, Paris, 1989
Seller: MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS, UXBRIDGE, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. pp: 79 [1]. White pictorial card covers in the original plastic casing. Second edition. Mask theatre is practice usually found in traditional cultures. It refers to masks worn by actors to represent characters, spirits or forces of nature. They have symbolic or ritual significance. An exampleof this is Japanese Noh Theatre. This volume talks about the symbolic significance of 50 mask styles, and includes illustrations, and photographs. At the end of the text are 24 slides in their plastic sleeves. Two slides, nos. 4 and 10, are missing. Overall, a very good copy. a.