12200972294?profile=originalThe Royal Photographic Society is hosting an exclusive 3D presentation and lecture on 1 November in London to celebrate the publication of the London Stereoscopic Company's Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell by Dr Brian H May CBE, Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming.  

The authors - led by Queen guitarist, astronomer and photo-historian Brian May - will present a Gothic Victorian underworld of temptation, seduction, retribution and devilish fun brought alive in colour and 3D. Learn about the origins and hidden meanings of these rare 1860s French photographs which depict an imaginary underworld populated by devils, satyrs and skeletons. 

Put on your 3D glasses and prepare to be surprised! 

The evening will also provide an opportunity to buy copies of the book and to have them signed by the authors.

This will be the first opportunity to hear the fascinating story of the diableries and to purchase the book which is published on Halloween, 31 October. The book is 280 pages with 500 photographs in colour and black and white and comes complete with an OWL stereo viewer designed by Brian May. 

Read more here or buy tickets online from The RPS shop here priced £15. 

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  • I thoroughly enjoyed this great even last night, many thanks to the RPS organisers.   The hall was packed and there were long queues both to get in and to have books signed.  It is amazing how much more there is to most stereo cards when you really study the images.  Brian, Paula and Dennis's thorough research transformed my understanding of the otherwise simply amusing Diableries cards as the presenters enlightened the audience with an insight in to just how politically satirical the cards are and how dangerous the cards were for the publishes when first produced.  When you learn of the satirical content it does however put them much more in context.  Understanding a little more of how they were created, I will also now always be looking out for 'Happy".  With so many cards shown in the book Brian's very many hours of restoring the images have been to great effect.  I'm so pleased I asked my wife to buy me the book for Christmas  (..its only that I don't get to fully read it till then!)

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