Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living Toys ranging from amazingly simple to

ranging from amazingly simple to ridiculously complex

His concise and lucid text is illustrated by his own photographs

We’ve unrolled the surface of the moon into a tiling jigsaw puzzle based on an icosahedral projection

But what appears to be a "take apart" challenge is actually an intricate and devious adventure in "sequential discovery"—a special category which is considered by many experts to be the most sophisticated and enjoyable type of mechanical puzzle

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Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living Toys ranging from amazingly simple toA remarkable story, rediscovered by one of magic's greatest historians. In Matthias Buchinger: "The Greatest German Living", legendary magician, author, and collector Ricky Jay traces the extraordinary life of Matthias Buchinger, the eighteenth century polymath known as the "Little Man of Nuremberg." Born without hands or feet, Buchinger became an accomplished magician, calligrapher, musician, engraver, and performer whose astonishing talents defied