Bibliograph

Impressed by light, British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860, Roger Taylor ; biographical dictionary by Larry J. Schaaf in collaboration with Roger Taylor

Type

Label

Impressed by light, British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860, Roger Taylor ; biographical dictionary by Larry J. Schaaf in collaboration with Roger Taylor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 414-426) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Impressed by light

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

153554420

Responsibility statement

Roger Taylor ; biographical dictionary by Larry J. Schaaf in collaboration with Roger Taylor

Sub title

British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860

Table Of Contents

Photography and an age of paradox -- The formative years : the calotype in the 1840s -- The great exhibition of 1851 -- Battling patents and gaining legitimacy -- The calotype finds its place -- Subjects fit for the camera -- British sensibilities 1855-1857 -- Echoes of the grand tour -- Under an Indian sky -- Commercialism advances, the calotype declines

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