A History of Pre-cinema, Volume 3This 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. |
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Contents
Chronophotography | 39 |
Photography 7 | 175 |
Magic Mirrors anamorphics Magazine of Science 13 April 1839 | 221 |
Description of the patent Kaleidoscope invented by Dr Brewster | 227 |
An Improved Kaleidoscope Hobbies April October 1896 | 239 |
Description of the Thaumatrope David Brewster Edinburgh | 245 |
E S Snell American Journal of Science and Arts 1835 | 265 |
A new fact relating to Binocular Vision A Claudet Proceedings of | 277 |
Optical Toy Sport Dr Scoffern Boys Own Paper 17 December 1881 | 323 |
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| Title | A History of Pre-cinema, Volume 3 A History of Pre-cinema, Stephen Herbert, ISBN 0415211476, 9780415211475 A history of early film Routledge Library of Media and Cultural Studies |
| Editor | Stephen Herbert |
| Contributor | Stephen Herbert |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0415211476, 9780415211475 |
| Length | 1056 pages |
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