Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:00:56 -0800
Subject: Re: PUPT: Can't find-


Thank you Daniel!

Daniel Hodges wrote:
> 
> The term "marionette" was first associated with string puppets in sixteenth
> century Europe .  The origin of the word may be traced to the Virgin Mary,
> who was often the principal character of puppet plays during the 1500s,
> either as a diminutive of Maria, or its literal translation little
> Marys, of the French reference to the Virgin.
> 
> The early European marionette, known as "A La Planchette', consisted of a
> string, secured to a post at one end, passing through the body of a jointed
> puppet or group of puppets.    These marionettes are believed to have
> originated in Italy where they were called fantoccini.
> 
> the above is referenced in the 1935(?) and 1972 edition of  Max von Boehn
> book, Puppets & Automata
> 
> Mary Robinette Kowal wrote:
> 
> > I can't find documentation of either of these.  Are they apocryphal?
> >
> > The word "Marionette" originated in France in reference to the "Little
> > Mary"s that were used in nativities in churches.  The term spread to be
> > used for all puppets in France.
> >
> > When French string puppet shows toured England, the land of Punch and
> > Judy, the English thought that "marionette" referred only to string
> > puppets.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mary
> > --
> > Mary Robinette Kowal
> > Other Hand Productions
> > http://www.otherhandproductions.com
> >
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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