Magic Lantern - The Bible - The Old Testament

	And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: Genesis 1:3-4	the Bible The old testament
		the Bible The old testament
The quality of the Scripture slides varied strongly. A writer that called himself A Mere Phantom describes a series of slides called Scripture History in no uncertain terms: '..... slides in which subjects of the most sacred character are treated in a manner more calculated to excite ridicule than reference, are comparable only to the vulgar and inartistic outlines which were once so common on Dutch tiles. It will be readily understood that the style and colouring which might not be inappropriate for such subjects as clown and pantaloon would be altogether unsuitable for illustrating the events narrated in sacred history.' However another writer, Olive Cook, describes a religious slide with words of praise: 'With the projected figure of Christ on the Cross this anonymous art rises to a level beyond the sphere of entertainment. This calm, jet-bearded, muscular form, a commanding symbol of strength rather than suffering, brilliantly luminous against its stark black background, seems more alive than the breathing audience and impresses itself on the memory and imagination as only a pictorial masterpiece can do.' Sources: A Mere Phantom. The Magic Lantern, How to buy and how to use it. London 1870. Olive Cook. Movement in Two Dimensions. London 1963.	French, ca. 1900. On the paper frame is the trademark "E. Mazo Paris" printed. Elie Xavier Mazo was a French publisher and lantern and slide manufacturer.	In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters..... And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Genesis 1: 1-2; 2: 2
	And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. ....... And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Genesis 2: 8-25	Hand coloured slide in a wooden frame, ca. 10 x 18 cm.
	Slide in a wooden frame measuring 4"x7". Labelled on the side of the slide "Hoffmans Life of Jesus" and stamped on the wood "T.H.McAllister, Optician, NY".	And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? Genesis 4: 8-9
	And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. Genesis 7: 7-9	Slide in a wooden frame marked 'Knights of Malta'; ca. 10 x 18 cm.
The accompanying Scripture texts are derived from the King James Bible. This version of the Bible (known in England as the Authorized Version), was prepared by 54 scholars appointed by King James I, June 1604. Extant records show that 47 scholars actually participated. They were organized into six companies, two each working separately at three locations for seven years on sections of the Bible assigned to them. The resulting translation was published in 1611 and was generally accepted as the standard English Bible, used by English-speaking Protestants for more than three centuries.	Slide in a wooden frame, ca. 18 x 10 cm, glass 7,5 cm Ø.	And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. Genesis 22: 10-11
	And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.	Glass in wooden frame. Glass Ø 2 3/8"; frame 6 7/8" x 3 3/4". The frame has an impressed text "Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent St, London".
	Slide in a wood frame titled on side of the frame: 'Moses and burning bush'; ca. 1880, ca. 10 x 18 cm.	And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him (Moses) in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Exodus 3: 2
French lantern slide depicting some episodes in the life of Moses.
	Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine (Goliath), and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. 1 Samuël 17: 51	Slide in a wooden frame marked 'Knights of Malta'; ca. 10 x 18 cm.