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Specimens and Marvels: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Invention of Photography

Door William Henry Fox Talbot

Categorie	Fotografie (Kunst)
Boeknummer	#332038-AE3
Titel	Specimens and Marvels: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Invention of Photography
Auteur	Talbot, William Henry Fox
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York, NY : Aperture
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0893819174
ISBN13	9780893819170
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original red half cloth boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous b/w photograhs, 4to.
Samenvatting	Published to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Britain's celebrated inventor of photography, Specimens and Marvels illuminates the mid-nineteenth-century cultural environment in which Talbot's vision for photography emerged--a vision that would permanently alter how human beings view themselves and the world. This unprecedented publication focuses on Talbot's ambitions for the mystical blend of science and art he termed "photogenic drawing" (later called "photography"), as outlined in his classic The Pencil of Nature. In addition to some of the familiar icons from photography's beginnings, such as Talbot's cameraless photograms of plant forms and lace, many unseen and little-known experiments with calotypes will be featured in this invaluable new volume on the ... (Lees verder)life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot. Lively and insightful texts offer new critical perspectives on Talbot's significance in the history of image-making, the illustrated book, and the history of ideas. The book is published in association with the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television (NMPFT), in Bradford, England, home of the largest collection of Talbot material in the world.
Pagina's	79
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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