An historical & descriptive account of the various processes of the daguerreotype & the diorama / by Daguerre ; illustrated and with an introduction by Beaumont Newhall.

Main entry:

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé, 1787-1851.

Title & Author:

An historical & descriptive account of the various processes of the daguerreotype & the diorama / by Daguerre ; illustrated and with an introduction by Beaumont Newhall.

Publication:

New York : Winter House ; [Toronto, Ont.] : Published in association with Hexagon International, 1971.

Description:

282 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm

Notes:
Facsimile reprints of the first English translation (London : McLean, 1839) and the original French ed. Historique et description des procédés du daguerréotype et du diorama (Paris : A. Giroux, 1839).
In slipcase.
Includes list of all known translations and variant issues of the manual (pages 267-277).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282).
Newhall, B. Introduction. -- Chamber of Deputies, second session of 1839. The particulars and motives of a bill presented by the Minister of the Interior, sitting of the 15th June 1839. -- Chamber of Deputies, second session of 1839. The report by Mr. Arago, sitting of the 6th July 1839. -- Chamber of Peers, sitting of the 13th of July, 1839. The report of Mr. Gay-Lussac relative to the acquisition of the process invented by Mr. Daguerre. -- Niepce, J. N. Notice on heliography. -- Daguerre, L. J. M. Modifications introduced to the process of Mr. Niepce. -- An historical account of the process of the daguerreotype. -- Extracts of the letters of Mr. Niepce, the father, to Mr. Daguerre. -- Daguerre, L. J. M. A practical description of the process called the daguerreotype. Explanation of the plates of the daguerreotype. -- Description of the process invented by Daguerre and applied by him to the pictures of the diorama.
In English and French; with intro. in English.

Summary:

Contains the complete text in the original French and in the only official English translation, the McLean edition. Preceded by 34 plates, selected primarily from the George Eastman House collection.

Subject:

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé, 1787-1851.
Daguerreotype.
Diorama.
Daguerréotype.
Dioramas.
daguerreotype (process)
dioramas.
21.42 history of photographic art.
Technics.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993.

Historical and descriptive account of the various processes of the daguerreotype and the diorama
Daguerre

Holdings:

Location: Library main 22620
Call No.: ID:87-B9535
Status: Available

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