| Publication |
Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
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| Description |
159pBlack spine
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| Series |
New Horizons
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| Summary/Abstract |
From the invention of photography at Paris, through the dagguerreotype, it developed rapidly from a cottage industry to a semi-industrialized business. Its applicability in documentation, artistic practice and printing became widespread. These developments, technical and creative, are covered in this book
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| Contents |
1839, the birth of photography
Copper, paper, glass, 1840-1855
The photographer's studio, 1845-1875
1855-60, an objective medium?
The realm of art
The spread of the photographic image, 1840-1880
Documents
Glossary
Furthur reading
List of illustrations
Index
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| Standard Number |
0810928272 Pb.
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