Patents for Inventions; Abridgments of Specifications - Softcover

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9781333334079: Patents for Inventions; Abridgments of Specifications

Synopsis

This book, published in 1877, is an exhaustive guide to photography and its applications which were known at the time. The text encompasses various photographic processes, including methods such as coating plates, and developing and fixing photographic images. In addition, the book delves into specialised techniques like photogalvanography, enamelling, transferring images, and carbon printing. It also details the construction and assembly of equipment such as camera stands and dark slides, as well as the formats of photographic plates and lenses, and the composition of chemical solutions for processing photographs. The book explores photography as an art form, particularly in relation to painting and drawing, and offers techniques for colouring and ornamenting photographs. It also includes a detailed explanation of photo-mechanical printing, along with methods for transferring designs. This book provides a valuable historical perspective on the development of photography and is a comprehensive resource for photographers and historians alike.

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9780267880539: Patents for Inventions; Abridgments of Specifications: Class 98, Photography; Period A. D. 1877-83 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  0267880537 ISBN 13:  9780267880539
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018
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