The History and Practice of the Art of Photography
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The History and Practice of the Art of Photography

By Henry Hunt Snelling
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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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