Magic lantern

Institution

Ajuntament de Girona

Object description:

Magic lantern for professional projections. This type of lantern was common in the late nineteenth century for public projections (spectacles, educational and scientific projections, and so on) due to improvements in optics and lighting. It was a high quality instrument that permitted the projection of sharp, well-lit images in large sizes.

Object/Work type:

magic lanterns

Location:

Gerona - Spain

Production

E.Ducretet& Cie (company)

Date: 1880 ca.

Place: France

Subject/theme:

image-projecting equipment, visual arts

Resource

Rights Type: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ 

Date Taken: 1996

Record

Rights Type: CC0

Source: Ajuntament de Girona

Identifier: MC-MP00644