Servants Of Light
Servants Of Light
This lavishly illustrated book covers the two hundred and fifty years between the development of the first slide projector and the movie projector. It includes an extensive History of the Magic Lantern by John Barnes and articles on Limelight, Fantasmagoria and many others, by members of the Magic Lantern Society.
Edited by Dennis Crompton, Richard Franklin, & Stephen Herbert.
96 pp., Paperback, 1997. ISBN 0 9510441 4 1
Price £17.50 plus postage
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A Typical Page
CONTENTS:
Naming of Parts
The History of the Magic Lantern, John Barnes
The Rise and Fall of the Triple Lantern, David Robinson
Origins and Early History of Limelight, M Lindsay Lambert
The Limelight Jet, Richard Franklin
The Fantasmagoria, Thomas Weynants
Some German Professional Magic Lanterns, Deac Rossell
The Riddle of the Lanterns, Stephen Herbert
Lanterns for Advertising, Stephen Herbert
Three Favourite Lanterns, Lester Smith
The Finney Collection, Stephen Herbert
