Nikola, Louis: Hand Shadows ©1913 C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London, England Softcover, perfect-bound, 110 pages

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Comments: "The Complete Art of Shadowgraphy". Illustrated by 85 diagrams

Contents (from book):

11 Introduction

13 Chapter I The Light

19 Chapter II The Projection Screen

25 Chapter III General Arrangements
28 Practice

30 Chapter IV Advanced Practice
30 Exercise I Lateral Finger Movements
30 Exercise II Lateral Finger Movements
31 Exercise III Lateral Finger Movements
31 Exercise IV Bending the Fingers
31 Exercise V Bending the Fingers
31 Exercise VI Bending the Fingers
31 Exercise VII Bending the Fingers
32 Exercise VIII Bending the Fingers
32 Exercise IX For the Thumb
33 Exercise X For the Wrist
33 Exercise XI For the Wrist

35 Chapter V Animal Forms
35 The Rabbit
38 The Multiplying Rabbit
39 The Fox and the Rabbit
40 The Wolf
41 The Hound
42 The Thirsty Hound
43 The Elephant
44 The Bulldog
45 The Bull
46 The Sheep
47 The Goat
49 The Stag
50 The Monkey
51 The Puppy
52 The Tortoise
53 The Crocodile
54 The Rhinoceros
55 The Pig
56 The Racehorse
57 The Carthorse
58 The Donkey
59 The Cat

62 Chapter VI Birds
62 The Pigeon
63 The Spider
64 The Vulture
65 Geese
66 The Duck
67 The Swan
68 The Rooster
68 The Eagle

71 Chapter VII Character Studies
71 The Postman
72 The Country Woman
73 Granny
75 The Rake
76 The Vagrant
77 A French Soldier
78 The Man in a Nightcap
79 The Clown
80 A Patriarch
81 A Jew
82 A Negro
83 An Indian
84 A Tartar
85 Punch
86 Mephistophiles
87 Wellington
88 Bismarck

90 Chapter VIII Figures with Accessories
90 The Smoker
92 The Pierrot
93 The Chef
94 The Flirt
95 The Barrister
96 Mr. and Mrs. Caudle
98 The Preacher
100 A Spanish Priest
101 The Man in the Street

102 Chapter IX A Shadow Pantomime
102 Scene: Outside of a House
103 Characters: Policeman, Cook, Gentleman, Wife, Musician, Sleeper
105 Act I
106 Act II
108 Act III

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