Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The Talbotype : sun-pictures.
Alternate Title(s):
Talbotype, sun-pictures
Published / Created:
[London] : [Printed by Palmer and Clayton], [1846]
Physical Description:
pages 143-144, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The prodigious undertaking placed a severe strain on the rudimentary facilities of the Reading establishment and probably necessitated the cutting of corners to save time. The disastrous result became evident shortly after the journal was published in June 1846, when all seven thousand prints began to fade ..."--Taylor. Impressed by light.
Subject Terms:
Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877. | Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877. Pencil of nature. | Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877. Sun pictures in Scotland. | Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans. | Paris (France) | Photography -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Photographs. | Calotype (paper process) | Salted paper prints.
Contributors:
Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877, photographer.