magic lanterns

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Boxlike devices containing a lamp, reflectors to concentrate the light, and, usually, lenses to reduce or expand the light designed to project images painted on glass transparencies slowly drawn across the lens; first developed in the mid-17th century.
magic lanterns
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024