Curiosity in the world: RE: Re: The Magic Lantern Gazette & Database

There is a lot of magic lantern knowledge among the members of the ML Society of the US and Canada. I think people have been inhibited from trying to contribute to LUCERNA because it wasn’t obvious how to convey the information, and also it is hard to prioritize information. Obviously lots of people have random slide sets, ephemera, etc. The question is, how to organize it all. Are there areas of particular priority among those actively maintaining this site?

From: visual-media@googlegroups.com [mailto:visual-media@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dellmann, S. (Sarah)
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 5:56 AM
To: visual-media@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Re: The Magic Lantern Gazette & Database

Dear list members,

Especially those with an interest in magic lantern

I would like to draw your attention to the Magic Lantern web resource LUCERNA.

It is available free of charge at www.slides.uni-trier.de

LUCERNA is set up to gather all kind of information on the magic lantern and its used. For more information on LUCERNA, see the attachment

Steff: When you search in section “text”, you can also search for readings. Maybe you will find something that is relevant to you. As this web resource is run entirely by volunteers, the status of indexing mirrors the interest of the researchers using LUCERNA.

(I know about some slide sets on WWI, but I do not know how detailed they inform about the Belgium front. Let me know if you would like more information about that)

Everyone from this list (and everyone else, too) is cordially invited to share his or her knowledge on everything about the magic lantern this web resource To date, most information in LUCERNA is about British lantern slides of the late 19^th and early 20^th century, but all other information is welcome!

Especially digital photographs from projectors and equipment and information on slide shows, slide sets and resellers outside Britain are largely underrepresented.

So if you know about something, that is not mentioned there, please contact the LUCERNA team via the website or send me an email (s.dellmann@uu.nl)

Paula: Thanks for offering a brief description of the collection of the NAA. I would very much be interested in this, if it is not too much trouble.

And Kentwood: we should definitely cooperate on both sides of the Atlantic for to achieve better documentation on the lantern. I really benefitted from the online Magic Lantern gazettes for my research.

All the best,
Sarah

From: visual-media@googlegroups.com [mailto:visual-media@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stef Franck
Sent: dinsdag 7 mei 2013 11:18
To: visual-media@googlegroups.com
Subject: world war I ? Re: The Magic Lantern Gazette

dear Kentwood,

thanks for showing me the path to more magic lantern wonder...

as far as i can see i cannot search the index by keyword - is that correct? i have a simple question: since magic lantern lectures went on well into the 20th century: would there be any on world war I ?

i am working on a website surveying all popular media dedicated to world war I (in Belgium)

thanks again

stefF

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2013/5/6 Wells, Kentwood <kentwood.wells@uconn.edu>

Some members of this group may not be familiar with The Magic Lantern Gazette, published by the Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada. The Gazette publishes original research on magic lanterns and related topics, and article submissions are welcome. Articles are not limited to the history of the magic lantern in North America. Because the journal is produced relatively inexpensively, long articles with detailed documentation are welcome. The Spring 2013 issue, which is nearly finished, will be 36 pages long and devoted almost entirely to a detailed article by Terry Borton on the Chautauqua lantern-slide lecturers of the late 19^th and early 20^th century. Terry’s research is based on archives of brochures held at the Library of Congress, many of which are illustrated in the article. He has identified 238 “eminent” magic lantern lecturers and provides a detailed summary of their lectures and background. His work shows that magic lantern lectures were not just a 19^th century phenomenon, but persisted well into the 20^th century. The inside and outside of the Gazette covers are in full color, with interior pages in black and white. In addition to original research articles, the Gazette publishes book reviews and a section called the Research Page, which summarizes recent academic research related to magic lanterns in a wide range of fields.

Back issues of the Gazette and its predecessors under other titles from 1979 to 2012 are available in PDF format online through the San Diego State University Library. Recent issues of the online versions are in full color, with illustrations originally in color, but printed in black and white, reconverted to color. These issues can be accessed online at

http://library.sdsu.edu/scua/online-materials/magic-lantern-pubs

The online issues also can be accessed through the Zotero Magic Lantern Research Group (https://www.zotero.org/groups/magic_lantern_research_group). This shared bibliography is open to the public and includes (1) direct links to hundreds of web pages related to magic lanterns, (2) a comprehensive bibliography of research articles on magic lanterns and related subjects, with new material constantly being added, and (3) direct links to hundreds of electronic books from Google Books and other sources covering all aspects of magic lantern history, from the original illustrations of magic lanterns in Kircher’s work to 19^th century books. In most cases, clicking on the link will take you directly to the pages covering magic lanterns.

To join the Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada and subscribe to The Magic Lantern Gazette, visit the society webpage: www.magiclanternsociety.org

Convention announcement:

Kentwood D. Wells

Editor, The Magic Lantern Gazette

University of Connecticut

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