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HARRY POTTER : A History of Magic

Contributor(s): Series: Owners' workshop manualPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018Description: 249 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), facsimiles ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781526607072
Other title:
  • History of magic
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 23  823. 914
Contents:
Introduction / Julian Harrison -- The journey / Julia Eccleshare -- Potions and alchemy / Roger Highfield -- Herbology / Anna Pavord -- Charms / Lucy Mangan -- Astronomy / Tim Peake -- Divination / Owen Davies -- Defence against the dark arts / Revrend Richard Coles -- Care of magical creatures / Steve Backshall -- Past, present, future / Steve Kloves.
Summary: Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -- from Alchemy and Potions classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition -- absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme.
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"The spellbinding companion to a unique exhibition"--Cover.

Based on the British Library exhibition Harry Potter: a history of magic.

Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 2017.

Includes index.

Introduction / Julian Harrison -- The journey / Julia Eccleshare -- Potions and alchemy / Roger Highfield -- Herbology / Anna Pavord -- Charms / Lucy Mangan -- Astronomy / Tim Peake -- Divination / Owen Davies -- Defence against the dark arts / Revrend Richard Coles -- Care of magical creatures / Steve Backshall -- Past, present, future / Steve Kloves.

Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -- from Alchemy and Potions classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition -- absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme.

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