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Originally published as a serial between 1844 and 1846, The Pencil of Nature was the first book to be illustrated entirely with photographs. Early enthusiast William Henry Fox Talbot hoped to spur public interest in photography—but was forced to cease publication after just six installments. In its time, The Pencil of Nature was a commercial disaster.
150 years later, Talbot’s Pencil is recognized as a major contribution to both the history of photography and the development of the book. Talbot not only invented the calotype process—the precursor to today’s film cameras—he transformed his everyday subjects into art. Architectural studies and local landscapes, still-lifes, close-ups, and even a single, painstakingly executed portrait—Talbot’s twenty-four prints remain strikingly modern and quietly beautiful.
Reproduced from the original plates held in England’s National Media Museum, each print is accompanied by the artist’s own careful description of its creation. An introduction gives further shape to Talbot’s life, making The Pencil of Nature an essential volume for historians, photographers, and anyone interested in the development of this modern art.
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William Henry Fox Talbot is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of photography. Colin Harding is the curator of the Photographic Technology collection at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England, and a regular contributor to Black and White Photography magazine. He is the author of Classic Cameras.
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"Nice for history of photography collections." —Library Journal (October 6, 2011)
William Henry Fox Talbot is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of photography. Colin Harding is the curator of the Photographic Technology collection at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England, and a regular contributor to Black and White Photography magazine. He is the author of Classic Cameras.
"Nice for history of photography collections." —Library Journal (October 6, 2011)
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- PublisherKWS Publishers
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0981773664
- ISBN 13 9780981773667
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages150
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine, 4to, 12 1/2" x 10 1/4." Beige and orange paper-covered boards with black lettering on orange spine. Covers have minuscule rubbing, else pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white illustrations. xliv, 116 (unpaginated) pp., including illustrations, Notes, and Bibliography. Facsimile reprint of _The Pencil of Nature_, the first commercially published work to be illustrated by photographs. _The Pencil of Nature_ was originally published in six parts or fascicles between 1844 and 1846. The entire book contained 24 calotype prints pasted in by hand. The book was the brainchild of William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), an English scientist and the inventor of the salted paper and calotype processed in photography. Includes an Introduction by Colin Harding. Introduction is followed by the facsimile reprint of _The Pencil of Nature_. Published by KWS Publishers in association with the National Media Museum. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping. Seller Inventory # 02087
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