Finished reading The Great Art of Light and Shadow by Laurent Mannoni (1995, translated from French in 2000). It has an introduction by Tom GUnning and preface by David Robinson. We have a copy in the UofR library but it looked so interesting and important that I wanted to own one. However, it was out of print in Canada so I bought it through amazon.com and had it shipped to Thomas while I was visiting him in Portland in 2013. It is a hefty tome (500+ pages) and is primarily a historical overview of optical devices, beginning with things like shadow and camera obscura and leading up to the beginning of the 20th century. I poked through it slowly for nearly two years then dove in and ready 2/3 of it this month.
Page 55, discussion of first use of word "magic" in regards to magic lantern.
Page 57, lenticular lens or lenticular glass.
Page 58, points out errors in published illustration of lantern from page 57.
Page 72, Chinese emperor introduced to magic lantern and camera obscura.
Page 86, Zograscope - mirror reflecting box.
Page 104, painting water colour vs oil on glass
Page 114, "[Crespi] had learned to touch his fingers lightly onto the paint so that his fingerprints would suggest the marks of an engravers tool"
Page 124, Water filled ball inside projector to magnify light and cool system. Also, early attempt at rectangle frame instead of circular.
Page 151, Glass harmonica described
Page 155, cloth and wax screen built
Page 156, Film "L'Histoire du Cinema vue par le Cinema: Cinema History seen by the Cinema. A 1927 film.
Page 195, steps of making a Degeurotype
Page 203-204, spinning coal to measure persistence of vision - cool exercise.
Page 248-249, ghost mirror
Page 290, etching transfer to glass described vaguely in terms of magic lantern slide production.
Page 309, Muybridge shutter described.
Page 323, Marey and scientific motion studio
Page 325, Proof of four horse hoofs off ground prior to Muybridge
Page 338, Marey's strange series photograph with black paint and shiny metal attached to joints of a performers body called "chronophotographed"
Page 341, Kodak paper negs with first perforations.
Page 402, serpentine dance is "Annabelle Moore imitating the performane of Loie Fuller"
Page 404, Start stop camera to cut off head in "execution of Mary Queen of Scots" film.
Page 425, Lumiere first screening described.
Page 429, Loop in projector invented.
Page 55, discussion of first use of word "magic" in regards to magic lantern.
Page 57, lenticular lens or lenticular glass.
Page 58, points out errors in published illustration of lantern from page 57.
Page 72, Chinese emperor introduced to magic lantern and camera obscura.
Page 86, Zograscope - mirror reflecting box.
Page 104, painting water colour vs oil on glass
Page 114, "[Crespi] had learned to touch his fingers lightly onto the paint so that his fingerprints would suggest the marks of an engravers tool"
Page 124, Water filled ball inside projector to magnify light and cool system. Also, early attempt at rectangle frame instead of circular.
Page 151, Glass harmonica described
Page 155, cloth and wax screen built
Page 156, Film "L'Histoire du Cinema vue par le Cinema: Cinema History seen by the Cinema. A 1927 film.
Page 195, steps of making a Degeurotype
Page 203-204, spinning coal to measure persistence of vision - cool exercise.
Page 248-249, ghost mirror
Page 290, etching transfer to glass described vaguely in terms of magic lantern slide production.
Page 309, Muybridge shutter described.
Page 323, Marey and scientific motion studio
Page 325, Proof of four horse hoofs off ground prior to Muybridge
Page 338, Marey's strange series photograph with black paint and shiny metal attached to joints of a performers body called "chronophotographed"
Page 341, Kodak paper negs with first perforations.
Page 402, serpentine dance is "Annabelle Moore imitating the performane of Loie Fuller"
Page 404, Start stop camera to cut off head in "execution of Mary Queen of Scots" film.
Page 425, Lumiere first screening described.
Page 429, Loop in projector invented.
