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MAGIC SHADOWS
MAGIC SHADOWS
The Story of the Origin
of Motion Pictures
by
MARTIN QUIGLEY, JR.
QUIGLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY
New York, N. Y. 1960
Copyright, 1948–1960, by Martin Quigley, Jr.
All rights reserved. No part of this bookmay be reproduced in any form without writtenpermission except in the case of briefquotations included in reviews.
Library of Congress Catalog
Card Number: 60-14797
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
| FOREWORD | 7 | |
| INTRODUCTION | 9 | |
| I | IT STARTED WITH “A” | 13 |
| II | FRIAR BACON’S MAGIC | 24 |
| III | DA VINCI’S CAMERA | 29 |
| IV | PORTA, FIRST SCREEN SHOWMAN | 36 |
| V | KEPLER AND THE STARS | 43 |
| VI | KIRCHER’S 100th ART | 48 |
| VII | POPULARIZING KIRCHER’S PROJECTOR | 62 |
| VIII | MUSSCHENBROEK AND MOTION | 70 |
| IX | PHANTASMAGORIA | 75 |
| X | DR. PARIS’ TOY | 80 |
| XI | PLATEAU CREATES MOTION PICTURES | 85 |
| XII | THE BARON’S PROJECTOR | 98 |
| XIII | THE LANGENHEIMS OF PHILADELPHIA | 106 |
| XIV | MAREY AND MOVEMENT | 115 |
| XV | EDISON’S PEEP-SHO ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |