The History and Practice of the Art of Photography
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THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY;
OR THE PRODUCTION OF PICTURES THROUGH THE AGENCY OF LIGHT.
CONTAINING ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE PRACTICE OF THE DAGUERREAN AND PHOTOGENIC ART, BOTH ON METALLIC PLATES AND ON PAPER.
ILLUSTRATED WITH WOOD CUTS.
New York: PUBLISHED BY G. P. PUTNAM, 155 Broadway, 1849.
TO EDWARD ANTHONY, ESQ., AN ESTEEMED FRIEND. Whose gentlemanly deportment, liberal feelings, and strict integrity have secured him a large circle of friends, this work is Respectfully Dedicated By the AUTHOR.
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION
PHOTOGRAPHY.
CHAP. I.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ART.
CHAP. II.
THE THEORY ON LIGHT.--THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE
CHAP. III.
SYNOPSIS OF MR. HUNT'S TREATISE ON "THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOLAR RAYS ON COMPOUND BODIES, WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPLICATION."
CHAP. IV.
A FEW HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO DAGUERREOTYPISTS.
CHAP. V.
DAGUERREOTYPE APPARATUS.
CHAP. VI.
THE DAGUERREOTYPE PROCESS.
CHAP. VII
PAPER DAGUERREOTYPES.--ETCHING DAGUERREOTYPES.
CHAP. VIII.
PHOTOGENIC DRAWING ON PAPER.
CHAP. IX.
CALOTYPE AND CHRYSOTYPE.
POSITIVE CALOTYPE.
THE CHRYSOTYPE.
CHAP. X.
CYANOTYPE--ENERGIATYPE--CHROMATYPE--ANTHOTYPE--AMPHITYPE AND "CRAYON DAGUERREOTYPE."
I. CYANOTYPE.
II. ENERGIATYPE.
III. CHROMATYPE.
IV. ANTHOTYPE.
V. AMPHITYPE.
VI. "CRAYON DAGUERREOTYPE."
CHAP. XI.
ON THE PROBABILITY OF PRODUCING COLORED PICTURES BY THE SOLAR RADIATIONS--PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVIATIONS--LUNAR PICTURES--DRUMMOND LIGHT.
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVIATIONS.
LUNAR PICTURES--DRUMMOND LIGHT.
CHAP. XII.
ON COLORING DAGUERREOTYPES.
CHAP. XIII.
THE PHOTOGRAPHOMETER.
INDEX.
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