The Pioneering Photographic Work of Hercule Florence Contributor(s): Kossoy, Boris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138204668 ISBN-13: 9781138204669 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Photography | History - Photography | Reference - Social Science | Media Studies |
Series: Routledge History of Photography |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (2.80 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book delivers an in-depth analysis of Hercule Florence, who is virtually unknown despite being among the world's photographic pioneers. Based on the texts of various manuscripts, letters, diaries, notes, and advertisements, this book answers numerous questions surrounding Florence's work, including the materials, methods, and techniques he employed and why it took more than a century for his discovery to come to light. Kossoy's groundbreaking research establishes Florence's use of "photographie" to describe the product of his experiments, half a decade before Sir John Herschel recommended "photography" to Henry Fox Talbot. This book aims to change the fact that despite its cultural and historical importance, Florence's photographic breakthrough remains largely unknown in the English-speaking world. |