Book details various methods of providing light for projection, including candles, oil lamps, sunlight, magnesium, paraffin, acetylene, incandescent light, different types of electric light; with a digression on the subject of early film projection lighting, and an account of an accident caused by power gas flames and celluloid film. Many illustrations, some in colour, of equipment.
| Item number | 20000 |
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| Category | Book |
| Type | Magic Lantern |
| Dimensions | length 240mm; breadth 179mm; thickness 4mm |
| Language | French |
| Country of origin | France |
| Related people | Patrice Guerin (author) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection