Conjuring Box
P T W, pseud. [Peter T Westcott] *
Genre: | Anecdote, Extract |
Subjects: | Instruments, Magic, Superstition |
The anecdote describes the superstitious reaction of the Disdar of Athens to a camera obscura used by a traveller. | |
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