In this beautiful volume, which includes eighty examples from the Museum's collection, the authors present the historical and artistic development of the daguerreian process, chronicling more than two decades of European and American history and culture.
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In this beautiful volume, which includes eighty examples from the Museum's collection, the authors present the historical and artistic development of the daguerreian process, chronicling more than two decades of European and American history and culture.
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New. 0892365366. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened-ND, copyright 1998. 256 pages. Book description: "In the Getty Museum's collection are nearly two thousand daguerreotypes, including such notable examples as John Plumbe's The United States Capitol, one of the earliest known photographs of the building; an 1849 image of Edgar Allan Poe; and the documentation of the first public demonstrationof ether for surgery. This beautiful book's prologue, based on document and letters, traces Daguerre's search for a way to produce a permanent and exact image of the natural world through a camera lens. A series of six essays discloses the tremendous impact of the daguerreotype on the worlds ofscience and art, and includes discussion of individual daguerreotypes that amplify the essay's theme. "--with a bonus offer--
