EPISODE · Aug 20, 2023 · 22 MIN
Early descriptions of the process of photography
from A New Power: Photography, 1800-1850
Michael Pritchard: Early descriptions of the process of photography. Abstract: The announcement in Britain of photography’s invention was quickly followed by a proliferation of publications, some of them detailed expositions and some no more than a folded page, in which the new medium is described or promoted. This paper will trace the arc of these publications with a view to providing a history of photography in print.
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Michael Pritchard: Early descriptions of the process of photography. Abstract: The announcement in Britain of photography’s invention was quickly followed by a proliferation of publications, some of them detailed expositions and some no more than a folded page, in which the new medium is described or promoted. This paper will trace the arc of these publications with a view to providing a history of photography in print.
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