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Optical Illusion Disc of geometric shapes

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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 10 March 2021. It was captioned as follows:
English: Phenakistiscope designed by Josef Bermann, ca. 1840
Other languages
العربية: فيناكيستيسكوب من تصميم جوزيف بيرمان حوالي عام 1840
Čeština: Fenakistiscop autora Josefa Bermanna z roku přibližně 1840.
English: Phenakistiscope designed by Josef Bermann, ca. 1840
Français : Un phénakistiscope créé par Josef Bermann vers 1840.
Эрзянь: Фенакистископ конань арсизеть-теизеть Джозеф Берманну, 1840 иестэ.
Українська: Фенакістископ Йозефа Бермана (бл. 1840).

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Artist
Josef Bermann
Author
Unknown authorUnknown author
Description
English: Paper disc with a hole in the center, 10 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. In the outermost ring, several still images show a small black circle passing forward over a red and white circle. In the innermost ring, a black and yellow circle rotate around the edges of a blue and red layered star.
Українська: Фенакістископ Йозефа Бермана (бл. 1840).
Čeština: Fenakistiscop autora Josefa Bermanna z roku přibližně 1840.
Français : Un phénakistiscope créé par Josef Bermann vers 1840.
Эрзянь: Фенакистископ конань арсизеть-теизеть Джозеф Берманну, 1840 иестэ.
Date circa 1840
date QS:P571,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium hand-colored lithograph on paperboard
Dimensions H x diam.: 25 × 25 cm (9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1948-124-4
Notes
  • Type: optical toy
  • Inscribed: Printed in black text, surrounding central perforation: Josef Bermann Kunsthandler in Wien Graben 619
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