Impressed by light : British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860 / Roger Taylor ; biographic...
Impressed by light : British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860 / Roger Taylor ; biographic...
Impressed by light : British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860 / Roger Taylor ; biographical dictionary by Larry J. Schaaf in collaboration with Roger Taylor.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Washington : National Gallery of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
NQ779.092/52
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
p. cm.
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 I...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Washington : National Gallery of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
Access and use
Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This richly illustrated book tells the first full history of the calotype, embedding it in the social context that crucially formed it: Britain's changing fortunes, intricate class structure, ever-growing industrialization, and new spirit under Queen Victoria. Of the 118 early photographs presented here in meticulously printed plates, many have ne...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Impressed by light : British photographs from paper negatives, 1840-1860 / Roger Taylor ; biographical dictionary by Larry J. Schaaf in collaboration with Roger Taylor.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
NQ779.092/52
Record Identifier
74VKzoW257Qd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzoW257Qd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781588392251 (Metropolitan Museum of Art : hc)
9780300124057 (Yale University Press : hc)
DDC
779.092
MMS ID
991023529699702626
