Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures by Martin Quigley

Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures

Curtis, Edward Peck — 2024-09-20T19:34:08Z

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LoC No.: 60014797

Title: Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures

Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- It started with "A" -- Friar Bacon's magic -- Da Vinci's camera -- Porta, first screen showman -- Kepler and the stars -- Kircher's 100th art -- Popularizing Kircher's projector -- Musschenbroek and motion -- Phantasmagoria -- Dr. Paris' toy -- Plateau creates motion pictures -- The baron's projector -- The Langenheims of Philadelphia -- Marey and movement -- Edison's peep-show -- First steps -- World premieres -- Appendix I: Chronology -- Appendix II: Bibliography.

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Author: Quigley, Martin, 1917-2011

Author of introduction, etc.: Curtis, Edward Peck, 1897-1987

EBook No.: 64578

Published: Feb 16, 2021

Downloads: 68

Language: English

Subject: Lantern projection

Subject: Motion pictures -- History

LoCC: Technology: Photography

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.