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The Art of the Daguerreotype

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In August 1839, a major historical event, Daguerre's invention of photography, was announced in Paris. This book show that in the first 20 years of this process, photographs of outstanding quality were made, many of them carefully hand-tinted by specialists.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History
DDC/MDS: 772.12 — Arts & recreation Photography Metallic salt processes
LCC: TR365 — Technology Photography Photography Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
BISAC: ART ART General

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Published: 1989
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History
DDC/MDS: 772.12
LCC: TR365

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