Text: T.C. Hepworth and J.H. Pepper (comp. Tony Dugdale), ‘A brief history of the lantern’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978)

Publication details Subjects covered

Subjects referred to in this text (21 listed so far)

Type of subject

Subject

Page(s) or reference
(** = major reference)

hardware

Aphengescope (opaque lantern, n.d.)

4

hardware

Biunial lantern (magic or optical lantern, n.d.)

5

person

BREWSTER, Sir David, F.R.S. (1781-1868)

4

person

CELLINI, Benvenuto (1500-1571)

4

organisation

Chadburn & Sons

5 **

person

CHILDE, Henry Langdon (1781-1874)

5

person

DRUMMOND, Lieutenant Thomas (1797-1840)

4

hardware

Electric arc light (electrical illuminant, n.d.)

4

person

HIGHLEY, Samuel (1825-1900)

5 **

person

HINE, G.H. ( ? - ? )

5

hardware

Illuminant (, n.d.)

4 **

person

KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680)

4

hardware

Limelight (gas-based illuminant, n.d.)

4

subject (keyword)

magic lantern – history

4-5 **

subject (keyword)

magic lantern – techniques of use – dissolving views

5 **

organisation

Negretti & Zambra

5

organisation

4

hardware

Oil-based illuminant (illuminant, n.d.)

4

organisation

Royal Polytechnic Institution

5

hardware

Sciopticon (standard single lantern, L.J. Marcy, n.d.)

4

subject (keyword)

supernatural / magic

4

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