Collecting photographica : the images and equipment of the first hundred years of photography / George Gilbert.

Main entry:

Gilbert, George, 1922- author.

Title & Author:

Collecting photographica : the images and equipment of the first hundred years of photography / George Gilbert.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collecting images -- Box cameras -- Folding cameras -- Detective cameras and later novelties -- Stereo cameras and stereography -- Single-lens reflex cameras -- Twin-lens reflex cameras -- 35-mm -- Cinematography -- In the darkroom -- Magic lanterns, albums, and viewers -- Photographic accessories and other photographica -- Collecting photographica -- Meeting the collectors.

Summary:

In Collecting photographica, George Gilbert, one of this country's most experienced collectors, explains exactly why these collectibles-the equipment, the images, and literature-are so widely sought and presents to his readers an extraordinarily comprehensive guide to this fast-growing fascinating hobby.

Biographical note:

George Gilbert is well known in the field of photography as the founding president of the Photographic Historical Society of New York, the largest organization of photography historians, and as the editor of Photgraphica, the leading publication in the area. Gilbert has been writing about his subject for many years, having published over 300 articles for various photography magazines and six books. In his own extensive collection, Gilbert specializes in sub-miniature cameras and the tiny images found within Stanhopes.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0801514088
9780801514081

Subject:

Cameras Collectors and collecting.
Cameras History.
Photography Equipment and supplies Collectors and collecting.
Appareils photographiques Collectionneurs et collections.
Appareils photographiques Histoire.
Photographie Appareils et matériel Collectionneurs et collections.
Cameras.
1839-1939

Form/genre:

Stephen Rose Photography Collection (IMA Library)
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 32348
Call No.: ID:88-B4059
Status: Available

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