The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular (1877)

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SOIOPTICON MANUAL. 53 clear, and protects it from dust, and especially from any fluid that might accidentally reach the edges of the glass. All the circular pictures, except the movables, at a price of over two dollars, are sealed. STATUARY. This class of pictures should be photographed directly from the statuary, or bas-relief, by a skilful artist, who Fiff. 18. understands lighting and how to secure the proper degree and gradations of shading. It appears to the