Text: David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001)

Publication details Subjects covered

Subjects referred to in this text (181 listed so far)

Type of subject

Subject

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

person

ABRAHAM, Abraham (c.1798-1863)

7

organisation

Abraham and Company, A.

7

organisation

Abraham and Dancer

7

hardware

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

7-8

hardware

Achromatic lens (lantern components, n.d.)

8

organisation

Acres & Son, C.

9

person

ACRES, Birt (1854-1918)

8-9

location

Adelaide Gallery, Lowther Arcade, Strand, London, England

10

organisation

Adler & Cie, J.W.

10

organisation

12

location

Alexandra Palace, London, England

13-14

person

ANDERSEN, Hans Christian (1805-1875)

15

person

ANDERSON, Martin (1854-1932)

15

person

ANDERTON, John (c.1847-1905)

15-16

person

ANSCHÜTZ, Ottomar (1846-1907)

16-17

hardware

Aphengescope (opaque lantern, n.d.)

17

organisation

Appleton & Co., R.J.

17

organisation

18

person

ARCHER, Foster H., F.S.M.C., B.O.A. (1861-1935)

18

person

ARCHER, Frederick W. (1860-1945)

18

person

ARCHER, Walter J. (c.1858-1902)

18

person

ARCHER, William F. (c.1827-1887)

18

person

ARGAND, Ami (1750-1803)

18-19

hardware

Argand lamp (oil-based illuminant, c.1783)

19

person

ARMSTRONG, A.W. (fl. 1880s)

19

person

ASKEW, W.D. (1862-1918)

20

person

AUBERT, Louis (fl. 1840s-90s)

22-23

organisation

22-23

person

BAKER, E. (1842-1919)

25

person

BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911)

26

person

BANKS, Horace (1858-c.1946)

28

organisation

Barnard & Son, J.

28-29

person

BARNARDO, Dr Thomas (1845-1905)

29

person

BARNES, Bill (1920-2019)

29

person

BARNES, John (1920-2008)

29

person

BEALE, Joseph Boggs (1841-1926)

31-32

person

BEALE, Lionel (1828-1906)

31

person

BEARD, R.R. (c.1856-1932)

32

organisation

32

person

BEECHEY, Canon St Vincent (1806-1899)

32-33

organisation

Benetfink and Co. [1]

33-34

organisation

Benetfink and Co. [2]

33-34

organisation

Benetfink and Jones

33-34

person

BIDA, Alexandre (1823-1895)

35

person

BING, Adolf (1842-1915)

36-37

organisation

Bing, Gebrüder

36-37

person

BING, Ignaz (1840-1918)

36-37

person

BIRD, Frederick (c.1838-1928)

38

person

BIRD, Graystone (1862-1943)

38

organisation

Bird, Graystone

38

person

BISHOP, Charles D. (1865-1942)

39

person

BOND, H. (fl. 1880s)

41

person

BORLAND, Frederick J. (c.1867-1940)

42

person

BROWN, Theodore (1870-1938)

47-48

organisation

Brown, Theodore

47-48

organisation

Browning and Company, John

48

person

BUSCH, Wilhelm (1832-1908)

49

person

BUZBY, Albert G. (1835-1897)

50

organisation

Carette & Co., Georges

53-54

person

CARETTE, Georges (1861-1954)

53-54

organisation

Carpenter & Westley

56-57

person

CARPENTER, Miss Mary (c.1788-1877)

56-57

person

CARPENTER, Philip (1776-1833)

56-57

organisation

Carpenter, Philip

56-57

person

CHADWICK, W.I. (1848-1913)

62

person

CHASSERAUX, Emile (fl. 1890s)

63

person

CLARE, Thomas (fl. 1840s-50s)

71

organisation

Colt and Company, J.B.

74

organisation

Colt Company, J.B.

74

person

COOK, Olive (1912-2002)

76

location

81-82

organisation

Cynicus Publishing Company

15

person

DANCER, John Benjamin (1812-1887)

83-84

organisation

84-85

person

DARLINGTON, Ralph, F.R.G.S. (c.1860-1937)

85

person

DESCH, E. (fl. 1850s-1910s)

88

organisation

88

person

DOCWRA, Colin (1855-1942)

92

person

DOUBELL, E.H. (1843-1928)

93

organisation

161-162

person

ENGLAND, William (1856- ? )

105

organisation

111

organisation

Ferrier [Son] et Soulier

113

person

GUINNESS, Dr Harry (1861-1915)

130

person

GUYOT, Edmé-Gilles (1706-1786)

130

organisation

133

person

HAWKRIDGE, Samuel (1841-1902)

133

person

HIGHLEY, Samuel (1825-1900)

135-136

person

HILL, W.R. (1831-1901)

136

person

HOFFMANN, Paul (1829-1888)

137-138

person

HOOPER, William (fl. 1770s)

139

organisation

Horne & Thornthwaite [1]

139-140

organisation

Horne & Thornthwaite [2]

139-140

organisation

Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood [1]

139-140

organisation

Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood [2]

139-140

organisation

141

person

HUYGENS, Christiaan (1629-1695)

142

person

KEEVIL, Henry (c.1826-1898)

151

hardware

Keevil lantern (biunial lantern, York & Son, 1870s)

151

organisation

151

person

KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680)

152-153

person

KOENIG, Professor [pseudonym of NEW, Charles (1842-1919)]

155

organisation

Koenig, Professor

155

organisation

Lantern Society, The

160

organisation

171

person

LOCKE, C.W. (1849-1925)

176-177

subject (keyword)

magic lantern – techniques of use – Utsushi-e

314

person

MALDEN, B.J., F.R.G.S. (1838-1933)

186-187

person

MAZO, Elie (fl. 1890s-1910s)

190-191

person

MCALLISTER, T.H. (1824-1898)

181-182

organisation

McAllister, T.H.

181-182

person

MOIGNO, Abbé François (1804-1884)

196-197

organisation

197-198

person

MOLTENI, Alfred (1837-1907)

198

organisation

Negretti & Zambra

208

person

NEGRETTI, Henry (c.1818-1879)

208-209

organisation

Negretti, Henry

209

organisation

209

organisation

209-210

organisation

Noakes & Son, D.

210

person

NOAKES, D.W. (1859-1934)

210

hardware

Noakes quadruple lantern (quadruple lantern, D. Noakes & Son, 1890s)

210

person

NOLLET, Abbé Jean-Antoine (1700-1770)

211

person

NORTON, C. Goodwin (1858-1940)

211

organisation

215

person

OZANAM, Jacques (1640-1718)

216

organisation

Perken, Son & Rayment

226

slide

persistence of vision slide

65-66

person

PHILIPSTAHL, Paul de ( ? -c.1829)

229-230

organisation

Pizzi and Negretti

234

organisation

234

organisation

235

person

PRESTON, Miss Nannie (1873-1950)

240

slide

67

person

QUINQUET, Antoine (1745-1803)

246

person

RENDLE, Charles E. (1849-1928)

251-252

person

REYNAUD, Emile (1844-1918)

252-254

organisation

Reynolds & Branson Ltd

254

person

ROBERTSON, Etienne Gaspard (1763-1837)

256-258

location

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW, England

12-13

person

SCHOTT, Kaspar (1608-1666)

268

person

SCHRÖPFER, Johann Georg (1730-1774)

268

person

SCHUTZ, A.R. (c.1845-1911)

269

hardware

Scientific demonstration lantern (magic or optical lantern, n.d.)

269-270

hardware

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

273

person

SCOTT, Albert W. (1860-1893)

274

person

SCOTT, John (1752-1838)

274

person

SCOTT, John Duer (1876-1966)

274

organisation

274

organisation

Scott and Van Altena

274

person

SMITH, G. Albert, F.R.A.S. (1864-1959)

286

person

STEWARD, J.H. (1817-1896)

294

organisation

294

person

STOCKS, W. (1871-1944)

294

person

STURM, Johann Christoph (1635-1703)

296

person

TAUNT, Henry W. (1842-1922)

298

hardware

300

hardware

Trinoptric lantern (triunial or triple lantern, n.d.)

32-33

person

TYLAR, William (c.1859-1929)

311-312

organisation

312

person

UNDERHILL, Alfred (1862-1939)

314

organisation

Underhill, Alfred

314

person

UNDERHILL, Henry (1855-1920)

314

person

VAN ALTENA, Edward (1874-1968)

315

person

VON UCHATIUS, Franz (1811-1881)

313

organisation

Wale and Co., George

318

person

WALGENSTEN, Thomas Rasmussen (c.1627-1681)

318-319

person

WALKER, William (c.1859-c.1937)

319

person

WEEKS, Frank F. (1845-1914)

320

organisation

West and Son, G.

321

person

WESTLEY, William (c.1807-1887)

56-57

person

WILKIE, Edmund H. (1857-1935)

324

person

WOOD, E.G. (1811-1896)

325-326

organisation

325-326

organisation

Wrench & Son, John

328-329

person

ZAHN, Johannes (1641-1707)

333

person

ZAMBRA, Joseph (1822-1897)

208-209

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Record created by Richard Crangle and Sarah Dellmann. Last updated 12 January 2021

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