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Paperback, 572 pages 30.00Published: 2000ISBN: 9780859896658Format: 234mm x 156mm
Subjects: Film History
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The Great Art Of Light And ShadowArchaeology of the CinemaBy Laurent Mannoni Edited by Richard Crangle Translated by RichardCrangle
Widely regarded by historians of the early moving picture as the best work yet publishedon pre-cinema, The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema throwslight on a fascinating range of optical media from the twelfth century to the turn of thetwentieth. First published in French in 1994 and now translated into English, LaurentMannoni's account projects a broad picture of the subject area now known as 'pre-cinema'.
Starting from the earliest uses of the camera obscura in astronomy and entertainment,Mannoni discusses, among many other devices, the invention and early years of themagic lantern in the seventeenth century, the peepshows and perspective views of theeighteenth century, and the many weird and wonderful nineteenth-century attempts torecreate visions of real life in different ways and forms. This fully-illustrated andaccessible account of a strange mixture of science, magic, art and deception introducesto an English-speaking readership many aspects of pre-cinema history from otherEuropean countries
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Binding: Paperback , 572 pages ISBN: 9780859896658Format: 234mm x 156mm
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