Resources

Media History Digital Library
The Media History Digital Library provides a dedicated section to digitised Magic Lantern and Lantern Slide Catalogues – access is free and the website can be found here.
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The Magic Lantern Society
Website: http://www.magiclantern.org.uk/ The Magic Lantern Society organizes events and publishes material related to the magic lantern. An important resource is their Slide Readings Library, access for members only. From their…
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List of Lantern Slide Collections
This Wikipedia page compiles an overview of collections held in institutions internationally. You can access the page here.
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Manual | Recommendations for the Digitisation of Magic Lantern Slides
This resource was elaborated by the A Million Pictures working group on digitisation. The manual is available here and presents several methods for digitising lantern slides. It also features a…
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Zotero Magic Lantern Research Group
You can access the group here. This group provides resources for research on magic lanterns, optical projection, pre-cinema history, the phantasmagoria, and related topics. It includes links to hundreds of…
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