Main entry:

Perez, Nissan.

Title & Author:

Focus East : early photography in the Near East (1839-1885) / by Nissan N. Perez.

Publication:

New York : Abrams, 1988.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
"In association with the Domino Press, Jerusalem and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.
Photography in the Near East : time and place -- East and West : historical background -- The Orient invades the West -- Western attitudes toward the East : science and literature -- Going East : attraction and symbolism of the Levant -- Orientalism and art : painting and photography -- Photographers in the Near East : foreign vs. local origin -- British vs. French : attitudes and achievements -- The photographic work : intent, scope, and purpose -- The photographic image of the Orient -- A to Z of photographers working in the Near East -- Technical achievements.
Also issued online.

Resources:
Klappentext
Klappentext

ISBN:

0810909243
9780810909243

Subject:

Photography Middle East History 19th century.
Photographers Middle East Biography.
Photographers.
Photography.
Fotografie
Geschichte (1839-1885)
Middle East.
Naher Osten

Form/genre:

Bildband.
Biographies.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room photo 174195
Call No.: TR113.5 .P4 (ID:89-B4680)
Status: Available