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Book Title
The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Scien
Publication Date
2000-05-12
Pages
280
ISBN
9780801864582
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Photography, Science, History
Publication Name
Daguerreotype : Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Length
11 in
Subject
United States / 19th Century, History
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
William B. White, M. Susan Barger
Item Weight
35.8 Oz
Item Width
8.5 in
Number of Pages
280 Pages

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The discovery of light-sensitive chemicals in mid-nineteenth-century Europe carried large implications--for scientists, technicians, astronomers, and for the businesspeople who soon made family portraiture standard tabletop fare in middle-class homes. In The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science, M. Susan Barger and William B. White begin with a history of the process itself. Tracing the daguerreotype's origins and development, they proceed to discuss what researchers in this century have learned about the chemistry of the daguerreotype. They also address practical curatorial issues, describing how to restore and preserve the artifacts themselves. Richly illustrated, this survey of a fascinating and ubiquitous feature of mid-nineteenth-century life also provides a detailed technical study of the daguerreotype process. "The original motivation for our work was to devise better ways to preserve and care for daguerreotypes. As materials scientists, we knew that we needed to understand exactly what a daguerreotype is and how it is formed before we could attempt the problem of how best to care for these images... Our scientific work also gave us the opportunity to take a new look and interpretation of the scientific and technological literature on the daguerreotype and to reevaluate its technical history."--from the Preface to the 1999 edition

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801864585
ISBN-13
9780801864582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1702674

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Daguerreotype : Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science
Publication Year
2000
Subject
United States / 19th Century, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Photography, Science, History
Author
William B. White, M. Susan Barger
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
35.8 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
99-086934
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Examines how contemporary photographers and scientists understood the technology of the daguerreotype, the first photographic method, used from 1839 to the mid-1850s. Details the modern explanation of its mechanics and reviews the current means of image preservation and restoration. Of interest to historians of technology, and those involved with preservation efforts., "Contains more information than any book that has ever come out on the daguerreotype. And it isn't all technical information; over half of the book is filled with diligent photo-historical research with lots of information on individual daguerreotypists and their work."-- Daguerreian Society Newsletter, "Barger and White's book will attract readers interested in the history of early photography and nineteenth-century technology. It provides indispensable information for collectors and restorers. The paperback edition will contribute to the preservation of photography's heritage."--Joseph Wachelder, Ambix, Contains more information than any book that has ever come out on the daguerreotype. And it isn't all technical information; over half of the book is filled with diligent photo-historical research with lots of information on individual daguerreotypists and their work., "Examines how contemporary photographers and scientists understood the technology of the daguerreotype, the first photographic method, used from 1839 to the mid-1850s. Details the modern explanation of its mechanics and reviews the current means of image preservation and restoration. Of interest to historians of technology, and those involved with preservation efforts."-- Book News, Barger and White's book will attract readers interested in the history of early photography and nineteenth-century technology. It provides indispensable information for collectors and restorers. The paperback edition will contribute to the preservation of photography's heritage.
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
772/.12
Lc Classification Number
Tr365.B37 2000

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