St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow. Glass-plate slide for a magic-lantern show, from the Stanley Ca
St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow. Glass-plate slide for a magic-lantern show, from the Stanley Cavaye Collection, 1880-1920. © University of EdinburgMagic lantern slides consisting of hand-painted images on glass date back to the 17th century. In 1848, French inventor Claude de Saint-Victor successfully used albumen to make a photographic negative glass plate. Well before the novelty of the cinematographé had become established in the very early 20th century, lantern slides were widely used for public presentations. Source -- source link
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