Art, Symbol & Imagination
Two Views from inside the Séance Cabinet
Two photographs show a pale folded shape close to the seated medium’s head. The larger view emphasizes a dark opening and the creases in the light material. The captions identify a side view taken inside the cabinet and an enlargement for closer comparison.
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Photographer not identified. "Two Views from inside the Séance Cabinet" [editorial title]. In Phenomena of Materialisation, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing; translated by E. E. Fournier d’Albe. 1923 reissue of the first English edition; English translation by E. E. Fournier d’Albe incorporates supplementary and later material, as explained in the translator’s preface., 1923, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.; E. P. Dutton & Co.. Source scan leaf 274. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0274
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The historical source presents claims about mediumship or supernatural phenomena. Reproduction documents its illustrations and does not authenticate those claims.
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Phenomena of MaterialisationAlbert von Schrenck-Notzing; translated by E. E. Fournier d’Albe1923More from this book
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Photographer not identified. Two Views from inside the Séance Cabinet. Phenomena of Materialisation. Scan leaf 274. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0274