A masquerade ball is an event in which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask. (Compare the word "masque"—a formal written and sung court pageant.) Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usually encompasses music and dancing. These nighttime events are used for entertainment and celebrations. Masquerade balls were a feature of the Carnival season in the 15th century, and involved increasingly elaborate allegorical Royal Entries, pageants, and triumphal processions celebrating marriages and other dynastic events of late medieval court life. Masquerade masks were worn by the prosperous class at balls. Masquerade masks had many uses including hiding one's identity, expressing one's freedom of speech, and voicing one's emotions and opinions without judgement. There were two types of base masquerade masks; black masks and white masks. Designs and patterns were created over the base that was chosen. The main types of masks included masks with a stick, the head mask, the full-face mask, and the half face mask. From classics like The Phantom of the Opera and Romeo and Juliet to The Lone Ranger and Gossip Girl, masquerade masks ha... [Read More]

Bring out the best in your creativity! This book will inspire you. Packed with 40 coloring pages of artistic, detailed and gorgeous Venetian masks. Guaranteed to make you wanting more! Vivid colors, great illustrations and imagination are all you need to relax! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.

This book teaches new techniques that anyone can use to create fabulous masks easily and quickly. Make one of the 12 popular mask styles in the book following the detailed instructions and over 300 step-by-step photos – or use these easy new methods to create your own unique designs. Jonni shows you exactly how to sculpt the features of your masks so they truly represent the character and expression you’re looking for. Then capture that look permanently with just two layers of super-strong, fast-setting paper mache, using the recipes included in the book. Your finished masks can look like they were made from fur or feathers, antique gold, ancient bone, rusted iron, glazed porcelain, and even carved and highly polished African wood. The innovative methods in this book are easy, the materials cost just pennies per mask, and your new creations will be just as much fun to make than they are to wear.

Going to Venice, Italy? Don't buy anything in Venice until you read this book! If you're traveling to Venice, Italy, you want to go home with a special souvenir: a piece of Murano glass, a work of Burano lace, a carnival mask, or one of the city's famous luxury fabrics. But selecting which mask or which goblet to buy can be an intimidating experience. How do you know if you're buying something authentic, something made in Venice, something made in a traditional way? How do you determine if you've fallen prey to one of the city's many tourist traps? Buyer Beware: Venice is full of tourist traps and mass-produced souvenirs passed off as authentic. Do you know how to tell the treasures from the trash? In Venice, it's not easy to tell the treasures from the trash. This is true now more than ever before, as increasing numbers of carnival masks, glass, and other souvenirs flood into Venice, imported from overseas and passed off as authentic. There is no substitute for an educated buyer. Laura Morelli leads you to the city's most authentic arts--the centuries-old trades of mask making, glass blowing, wood turning, silk spinning, and other traditions. Wouldn't you rather support authentic ... [Read More]

Get the Thrill of Venice Masks Carnival to Color!Coloring book intended for teens and adults, with 30 DRAWINGS of pretty girls with facial masks, decorated masks, mardi gras masks and wise quotes about people and masks. Take a look at back cover to see more images.All the coloring pages are in black and white drawings, single sided - One per page so you can color them with pencil, pen, gel markers as you wish. EASY & COMPLEX coloring level.

Bring out the best in your creativity! This book will inspire you. Packed with 40 pages of artistic, detailed and gorgeous Venetian masks and masquerade ball masks. Guaranteed to make you wanting more! Vivid colors, great illustrations and imagination are all you need to relax|escape|keep your mind at ease! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.

Forum Elaborate Feather Venetian Mask. Forum Novelties ' masks feature beautiful, vibrant color fabrics trimmed with exquisite appliques and beadwork, with touches of feathers, ribbon, and lace. most come with our patented flip up headband for easy wear. Forum Novelties has been a leader in the Halloween industry, as well as the joke, trick, magic, and novelty gift item business for more than 30 years. We are manufacturers, importers, and distributors of over 8,000 items, ranging from baby costumes to adult and plus-sizes. Forum costumes provides a variety of choices for every age. Look to Forum Novelties for all of your Halloween, luau, Christmas, mardi gras, and St. Patrick's day supplies. From funny to frightening, Forum has it all!

The author of Tarnished Crown goes underground in the city famous for the Mardi Gras and reveals a socially stratified town with political, social, and cultural cauldron brewing beneath its surface.

Every winter a handful of Cajun Louisiana folk artists assembles unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Cajun Mardi Gras celebrations. They use window screens, chicken feathers, yarn, hair, Magic Markers, and hot glue as they create fanciful, even bizarre masks that will be worn just one day in the year.Such creations transform their wearers into wild revelers who move through the countryside singing, dancing, and begging for money and food. As they generate merriment, they climb trees, chase chickens, and create a general and playful havoc.Cajun Mardi Gras celebrants are unlike their counterparts in New Orleans, where masked revelers ride through the streets on floats or parade serenely through ballrooms. The masked country Cajuns engage in rousing, physically energetic performances as they cavort through the countryside. Out of necessity their captivating masks combine the ingredients of durability, shock value, and allure with age-old folk patterns and innovations from contemporary culture.Here is a study of the Cajun Mardi Gras tradition and its manifestation in the work of six of the most creative and popular folk artists in two rural communities. Potic Rider a... [Read More]

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