Photographs of the Past: Process and Preservation (Getty Publications –) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0892369574 ISBN 13: 9780892369577

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2009

Synopsis

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation available today. In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among the broad public, from collectors and archivists to amateurs seeking ways to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its brief history has witnessed the birth of a huge range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges. "Photographs of the Past" is the most comprehensive introduction to the practice of photographic preservation available today. Divided into four sections, covering Terminology, Positives, Negatives, and Conservation, and with individual chapters focusing on specific processes - such as daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, and black-and-white prints - this book will serve as an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in learning and understanding more about preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage.

About this title

Product Description:

A guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation. It covers the Terminology, Positives, Negatives, and Conservation. It includes chapters that focus on specific processes - such as daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, and black-and-white prints.

Review:

"A pleasure to use."--"Fort Worth Star-Telegram"

"The most comprehensive book yet written on the conservation of old photographs."--"The Royal Photographic Society Journal"

"A comprehensive, clearly written, beautifully illustrated compendium of virtually all photographic processes that have allowed people to share visual prose and poetry for over 170 years. . . . This volume should be in every museum, in every university and public library, and in the abodes of collectors and historians. . . . Essential."--"Choice"

"The book is very well produced, attractively laid out, and easy to navigate."--"Photographica World"

"Clearly written and illustrated with diagrams and examples, this superb resource will be invaluable to students, curators, and any general reader interested in learning how to conserve their old photos and negatives."--"Book News, Inc., SciTech Book News"

"The most comprehensive book yet written on the conservation of old photographs." "The Royal Photographic Society Journal""

A comprehensive, clearly written, beautifully illustrated compendium of virtually all photographic processes that have allowed people to share visual prose and poetry for over 170 years. . . . This volume should be in every museum, in every university and public library, and in the abodes of collectors and historians. . . . Essential. "Choice""

A pleasure to use. "Fort Worth Star-Telegram""

The book is very well produced, attractively laid out, and easy to navigate. "Photographica World"

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Clearly written and illustrated with diagrams and examples, this superb resource will be invaluable to students, curators, and any general reader interested in learning how to conserve their old photos and negatives. "Book News, Inc., SciTech Book News"

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About this edition

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0892369574
• ISBN 13: 9780892369577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350