A Victorian Portrait: A Record of Victorian Life and Values Through Studio Photographs - Hardcover
Draws on an archive of more than 12,000 portraits, and displays the beautifully decorated albums in which the Victorians collected their portraits, the card mounts in gold, and the photographic equipment of the studios. A photo-essay illustrates a Victorian studio opened in 1858.
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From Miles's collection of 10,000 previously unpublished images, the authors have chosen 200 exemplars of Victorian life that "require historical cross examination." Such themes as pride, love, the Empire, work, and leisure are thus examined through images of ordinary people taken by photographers from every corner of Britain. The range of photographs reinforces the text's contention that the widespread dissemination of photography and the exchange of images was a vital feature of Victorian life. Side notes highlight details of photographic processes, equipment, and backdrops. Good for general collections wishing to illustrate Victorian life.
- Barbara J. Dunlap, City Coll., CUNY
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Barbara J. Dunlap, City Coll., CUNY
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherSheldrake Press
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 1873329288
- ISBN 13 9781873329283
- BindingHardcover
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