new book: A Million Pictures: Magic Lantern Slides in the History of Learning, Edited by Sarah Dellmann & Frank Kessler

Slides for the magic or optical lantern were a major tool for knowledge transfer in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Schools, universities, the church, and many public and private institutions all over the world relied on the lantern for illustrated lectures and demonstrations. This volume brings together scholarly research on the educational uses of the optical lantern in different disciplines by international specialists, representing the state of the art of magic lantern research today. In addition, it contains a lab section with contributions by archivists and curators and performers reflecting on ways to preserve, present and re-use this immensely rich cultural heritage today.**

*_https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9780861967353/a-million-pictures/