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Lantern slides

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

British School at Rome Lantern Slide Collection

 Collection

British School at Rome Lantern Slide Collection

Reference number: PA-LS
Scope and Contents This collection totals approximately 8,000 lantern slides and is the outcome of a long-standing institutional endeavour aimed at creating and consolidating a very important visual aid which would serve research and teaching purposes. The original nucleus of the collection dates back to 1908, at the very beginning of the BSR's activities. In 1909, the collection included “series to illustrate Roman Historical Reliefs (58), Roman Portraits (95), Sardinia (125), and the Sistine Chapel (33)”....
Dates: 1901 - 1950

Lantern Slide Series

 Series

Lantern Slide Series

Reference number: PA-SPRS-BSR/LS
Abstract

Lantern slide collection used in teaching and research dating to the late 19th century and early 20th century. The collection includes images of ancient Roman architecture and art across Italy, Europe, and North Africa.

Dates: 1890 - 1950

Roman Society Collection

 Collection

Roman Society Collection

Reference number: PA-SPRS-BSR
Abstract

A photographic reference library and teaching collection assembled in the late 19th to the mid 20th century by the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (SPRS) that includes photographs, lantern slides, and lectures documenting early archaeological excavations and aiding in the study of ancient Roman culture.

Dates: 1890 - 1950