The phrase
"magic lantern" refers to a type of early projector used to display pictures or slides on a screen. It is an old-fashioned device that uses a light source, a lens, and slides to create visual projections.
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Sentences with «magic lantern»
- It is not lost on Ndalianis that cinematic precursors of phantasmagorical magic lantern shows often shared the same exhibitive and commercial space with the sensorial fairground experience more generally. (sensesofcinema.com)
- Made by skilled artisans, these objects range from beautifully illustrated books to papier - mâché anatomical models, exquisite magic lantern slides, taxidermied animals and bisected human skulls. (whitechapelgallery.org)
- In 1958, The New York Times wrote of their «gossamer lightness» and the way «the circular and oval shapes seem like magic lanterns, one within the other.» (encyclopedia.densho.org)
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