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Madame Tussaud - and the History of Waxworks (Paperback)
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Madame Tussaud - and the History of Waxworks (Paperback)
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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 Madame 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.)
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