1 camera lucida : brass, glass ; 4 x 4 x 4 cm, in box 6 cm in diameter x 5 cm in height
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View a description of a similar camera lucida in the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.1001682318?urlappend=%3Bseq=517
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
"A camera lucida basically consists of a prism mounted on an adjustable stand and a drawing-board. The prism has to have one right angle, two of 67.5° and one of 135°. When the stand is adjusted so that the prism half covers the pupil of the eye, the draughtsman using it has the illusion of seeing both the object he wishes to draw, which is reflected through the prism by rays of light, and its outlines on the drawing-board. If paper is placed on the drawing-board the outlines can easily be traced off ... The apparatus has also been adapted for use with a microscope."--Oxford Art Online. See also: Kemp, Martin. The science of art (1990), pp. 200-201.
Subject Terms:
Microscopy. | Artists' tools -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Optical instruments. | Image-projecting equipment. | Camera lucidas.