Phantascop. Magic lantern for projecting phantasmagorias

Institution

Ajuntament de Girona

Object description:

Phantascop. With the phantasmagorias, the projector were placed behind the screen (retro-projection) so that the public could not see the trick. The wheels allow the lantern to be moved closer to the screen or further away from it, so that the projected image could be enlarged or reduced. It was also common to project through smoke to give a more unreal atmosphere to the session.

Object/Work type:

magic lanterns

Location:

Gerona - Spain

Production

Unknown

Date: 1850 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-MP15176