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Movement in two dimensions : a study of the animated and projected pictures which preceded the invention of cinematography (1963)

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Title:
Movement in two dimensions : a study of the animated and projected pictures which preceded the invention of cinematography
Date:
1963
Publisher:
London : Hutchinson of London
Volume:
Movement in two dimensions : a study of the animated and projected pictures which preceded the invention of cinematography
Leaf #:
00017
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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