Penzel, Frederick, 1948-

Theatre lighting before electricity / Frederick Penzel.

1st ed.

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, ©1978.

179 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"This book corrects the common misconception that the theory and technology of stage lighting originated with the advent of electricity. Ranging from ancient Greek times to 1882, Mr. Penzel demonstrates that theatre lighting has a long and ingenious history...As early as the sixteenth century, Italian theatres had colored lighting displays, and possibly even footlights...Most of the Italian devices had come into use in England before the end of the eighteenth century...Gaslighting was first generally used in theatres in 1817; before the end of that year most important London theatres were completely illuminated by gaslight...In the nineteenth century stage lighting became specialized, with limelights, washes, spotlights, and colored effects in common use...[This book] is especially valuable for its collection of technical illustrations, which is unrivaled by any other work on stage lighting." -- Dust jacket.

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Stage lighting History.
Éclairage de scène Histoire.
Stage lighting
Geschichte Anfänge-1900

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Cote: PO3334; ID:88-B9685
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