Catalogue of an exhibition of the same title held in Bonn, 28 May - 10 October 1993. Essays on panorama and the illusion in England, France, Belgium and Germany in the 19th century. Catalogue describes optical devices such as camera obscura and peepshows; spectacle in the round in Europe; dioramas; panoramic painting; moving panoramas; optical toys; panorama and photography; stereoscopes; panorama as art. Many illustrations in black and white and colour.

Item number 46143
Category Book
Type Panorama
Dimensions length 210mm; breadth 295mm; thickness 25mm
Language German
Country of origin Germany

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection