7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
171 color and 164 b/w illustrations
130 line drawings
ISBN 978-0-89236-957-7
paperback
Getty Publications
Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute
2009\n
The Royal Photographic Society Journal\n
Photographs of the Past: Process and Preservation
Bertrand Lavédrine
With the collaboration of Jean-Paul Gandolfo, Sibylle Monod, and John P. McElhone
Preface by Michel Frizot
In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges.
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the practice of photograph preservation, bringing together more information on photographic processes than any other single source. Introductory chapters cover issues of terminology; the rest of the book is divided into three parts: positives, negatives, and conservation. Each chapter focuses on a single processâdaguerreotypes, albumen negatives, black-and-white prints, and so onâproviding an overview of its history and materials and tracing the evolution of its technology. This book will serve as an irreplaceable reference work for conservators, curators, collectors, dealers, conservation students, and photographers, as well as those in the general public seeking information on preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage.
Bertrand LavĂ©drine is director of the Centre de recherches sur la conservation des documents graphiques, Paris. Jean-Paul Gandolfo teaches at the Ăcole nationale supĂ©rieure Louis LumiĂšre, Paris. Sibylle Monod oversees research publications at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris. John P. McElhone is photograph conservator at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
350 pages7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
171 color and 164 b/w illustrations
130 line drawings
ISBN 978-0-89236-957-7
paperback
Getty Publications
Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute
2009
The Royal Photographic Society Journal
Bertrand Lavédrine
With the collaboration of Jean-Paul Gandolfo, Sibylle Monod, and John P. McElhone
Preface by Michel Frizot
In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges.
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the practice of photograph preservation, bringing together more information on photographic processes than any other single source. Introductory chapters cover issues of terminology; the rest of the book is divided into three parts: positives, negatives, and conservation. Each chapter focuses on a single processâdaguerreotypes, albumen negatives, black-and-white prints, and so onâproviding an overview of its history and materials and tracing the evolution of its technology. This book will serve as an irreplaceable reference work for conservators, curators, collectors, dealers, conservation students, and photographers, as well as those in the general public seeking information on preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage.
Bertrand LavĂ©drine is director of the Centre de recherches sur la conservation des documents graphiques, Paris. Jean-Paul Gandolfo teaches at the Ăcole nationale supĂ©rieure Louis LumiĂšre, Paris. Sibylle Monod oversees research publications at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris. John P. McElhone is photograph conservator at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
350 pages7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
171 color and 164 b/w illustrations
130 line drawings
ISBN 978-0-89236-957-7
paperback
Getty Publications
Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute
2009
The Royal Photographic Society Journal
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Bertrand Lavédrine
With the collaboration of Jean-Paul Gandolfo, Sibylle Monod, and John P. McElhone
Preface by Michel Frizot
In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of photographic processes, each of which poses unique conservation challenges.
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the practice of photograph preservation, bringing together more information on photographic processes than any other single source. Introductory chapters cover issues of terminology; the rest of the book is divided into three parts: positives, negatives, and conservation. Each chapter focuses on a single processâdaguerreotypes, albumen negatives, black-and-white prints, and so onâproviding an overview of its history and materials and tracing the evolution of its technology. This book will serve as an irreplaceable reference work for conservators, curators, collectors, dealers, conservation students, and photographers, as well as those in the general public seeking information on preserving this ubiquitous form of cultural heritage.
Bertrand LavĂ©drine is director of the Centre de recherches sur la conservation des documents graphiques, Paris. Jean-Paul Gandolfo teaches at the Ăcole nationale supĂ©rieure Louis LumiĂšre, Paris. Sibylle Monod oversees research publications at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris. John P. McElhone is photograph conservator at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
350 pages7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
171 color and 164 b/w illustrations
130 line drawings
ISBN 978-0-89236-957-7
paperback
Getty Publications
Imprint: Getty Conservation Institute
2009
The Royal Photographic Society Journal
