Victor Regnault and the advance of photography : the art of avoiding errors / Laurie Dahlberg.
"This illustrated book establishes the towering influence of the scientist Victor Regnault (1810-1878) in the earliest decades of photography, a period of experimentation ripe with artistic, commercial, and scientific possibility." "Occupying a unique and powerful position in the over...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2005]
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| Summary: | "This illustrated book establishes the towering influence of the scientist Victor Regnault (1810-1878) in the earliest decades of photography, a period of experimentation ripe with artistic, commercial, and scientific possibility." "Occupying a unique and powerful position in the overlapping spheres of photography, science, industry, and art, Regnault was elected president of the newly formed S.E.P. in 1855. By examining his intertwined activities against the backdrop of French photography's nascent pursuit of institutional legitimacy, this book illuminates an important and overlooked body of images and the irregular cultural terrain of early photography."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 208 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 x 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0691118795 9780691118796 |