The Great Art Of Light And Shadow (Paperback)

Laurent Mannoni

ISBN 10: 085989665X / ISBN 13: 9780859896658

Verlag: University of Exeter, Exter, 2000

Paperback. This work seeks to throw light on a range of optical media from the 12th century to the turn of the 20th. First published in French in 1994 and now translated into English, Laurent Mannoni'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 astromony and entertainment, Mannoni discusses, among many other devices, the invention and early years of the magic lantern in the 17th century, the peepshows and perspective views of the 18th century, and the many weird and wonderful 19th-century attempts to recreate visions of real life in different ways and forms. The book introduces to an English-speaking readership many aspects of pre-cinema history from other European countries. Widely regarded by historians of the early moving picture as the best work yet published on pre-cinema, The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema throws light on a fascinating range of optical media from the twelfth century to the turn of the twentieth. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780859896658

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Widely regarded by historians of the early moving picture as the best work yet published on pre-cinema, The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema throws light on a fascinating range of optical media from the twelfth century to the turn of the twentieth. First published in French in 1994 and now translated into English, Laurent Mannoni'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 the magic lantern in the seventeenth century, the peepshows and perspective views of the eighteenth century, and the many weird and wonderful nineteenth-century attempts to recreate visions of real life in different ways and forms. This fully-illustrated and accessible account of a strange mixture of science, magic, art and deception introduces to an English-speaking readership many aspects of pre-cinema history from other European countries.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Laurent Mannoni is Curator of the equipment collection of the Cinematheque Francaise. In 2006 he was awarded the Jean Mitry prize by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. Richard Crangle is a freelance researcher and writer and formerly Assistant Director of the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture, University of Exeter.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Great Art Of Light And Shadow (Paperback)
Verlag: University of Exeter, Exter
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Paperback
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