A History of Pre-cinema, Volume 3

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Stephen Herbert
Psychology Press, 2000 - 1056 pages

This set collects together for the first time rare and scattered material on the history of pre-cinema. It includes articles on stereoscopic photography; the use of kaleidoscopes; optical illusions; theatre design; magic lanterns and mirrors; shadow theatre, and much more. The articles are taken from sources such as The Magazine of Science, The Art Journal, The British Journal of Photography, Scientific American, American Journal of Science and Arts, and The Mirror.

 

Contents

Photography
28
PhotoThaumatropy Walter Woodbury British Journal
33
Moving photographs
49
An Improved Kaleidoscope Hobbies April October 1896
239
Description of the Thaumatrope David Brewster Edinburgh
245
Singular Optical Illusion T W Naylor Mechanics Magazine 14 May 1842
267
A new fact relating to Binocular Vision A Claudet Proceedings of
303
Optical Toy Sport Dr Scoffern Boys Own Paper 17 December 1881
323
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