Living Pictures: The Origins of the Movies

This book unearths the pre-history of motion pictures. The author traces the development of such pre-Edison inventions as the Phenakistoscope, the Zoetrope and the Choreutoscope, some of which were invented as early as the 1830s. He also covers the development of celluloid, the use of magic lanterns, and the many different methods of moviemaking and projecting in the period from 1896 to 1900. Includes 25 illustrations, most of which show various moving image contraptions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.