The magic lantern is one of the most important inventions of our history: it's the precursor of the film- and slide projector, of television, video and multimedia. For centuries it was a source of pleasure for young and old, poor and rich. A source of knowledge too for students and scientists. A device with a name sounding mysterious and romantic. The Laterna Magica, the magic lantern.
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This is the cover of an 1876 book on the magic lantern with the unlikely title The Magic Lantern How To Buy And How To Use It and How To Raise A Ghost by "A Mere Phantom".
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A look at the 17th century precursor to the slide, and then movie, projector, magic lanterns.
“Biscuit Tin” Magic Lantern. Allemagne vers 1870
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Carlo Urbino, Codex Huygens, ca. 1560-1570, 2006.14, fol. 115
Carlo Urbino, Codex Huygens, ca. 1560-1570, 2006.14, folo 114v
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1.Magic Lantern The Magic Lantern is the forerunner of the modern slide projector. It has a long and complicated history and, like lots of fascinating inventions, many people were involved in its development. No one can say for sure who invented the Magic Lantern. It is part of the marvellous world of optical projection and…
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The magic lantern is one of the earliest devices for image projection. Developed in the 17th century, it was popular until the 20th century. At one point, it was possible to buy 47 different kinds of magic lanterns in the store "Peck & Snyder". How does it work?: "It has a concave mirror in front of a light source that gathers light and projects it through a slide with an image scanned onto it. It was an important invention for the motion picture film and 45mm projector because of its ability to screen moving images. To achieve this, mechanical slides were used to make the images move. This was done using two glass slides, one with the part of the picture that would remain stationary and one with the part of the picture that would move on a disc." (Wikipedia)
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PROJECTEUR DE FILM 35 MM - 1920
