Histoire de la Photographie
LÃ cuyer, Raymond
From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 04 February 2000
From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 04 February 2000
About this Item
Folio. [4], III, [1], 451, [5]pp. Original olive leatherette with yellow lettering on spine. Decorative endpapers. In pocket on inside of front cover is a â lorgnon bicoloreâ (3-D glasses) for viewing several three-dimensional images within. First edition of this definitive French history, describing in extraordinary visual detail photographyâ s earliest developments through to its revolutionary impact on space exploration, with a rich history of printing methods and innovators such as Nià pce and Muybridge, and a survey of artistic, scientific and journalistic highlights, featuring hundreds of black-and-white and color illustrations, including an original 1932 8-1/2 by 12 inch photograph, a full-page framed image of a calotype negative and its positive print. One of the earliest and most comprehensive 20th-century studies of photography, this beautifully illustrated 'Histoire de la Photographie' succeeded Beaumont Newhallâ s 1937 survey, which had focused only on â photographic categories regarded as artisticâ ¦ It fell to Raymond Là cuyer to attempt, in 1945, to show the irrevocable link between technique and the meaning of images. The effect was to recognize that photography had achieved an immediate maturity, contemporary with its inventionâ (Frizot, 10). This landmark work is arranged both chronologically and thematically, providing a sumptuous and informative record that provides conclusive evidence of the mediumâ s key impact in establishing â the visual foundation of modern societyâ (Frizot, 13). Minor and sporadic soiling on binding. Text in French. Binding in overall good+ to very good, interior in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 36677
Bibliographic Details
Title: Histoire de la Photographie
Publisher: S. N. E. P. - Illustration, Paris
Publication Date: 1945
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: vg
Edition: First edition.
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