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The photography of Victorian Scotland /
This title provides a full and coherent introduction to the photography of Victorian Scotland. The material has been structured and the topics organised, with appropriate illustrations, as both a readable narrative and a foundation text for the subject.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Origins of Scottish photography: pioneering activities in St Andrews and Edinburgh
- David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: the 'partnership of genius' and the first art photography
- Photography for the few: the activities of the enthusiastic and artistic amateurs
- Photography in demand: the work of the increasing number of professional photographers to meet public demand
- Scots abroad: the achievements of Scottish photographers around the world
- Tourists and travellers: images of Scotland produced for the growing tourist market and photographs taken by visitors
- Recording social conditions and industrial change: photographs of what was being lost and what was replacing it
- Photography as art: looking at the images and the arguments
- Populist activity and pictorialism: popular involvement with cheap and mass produced cameras and photographers with artistic aspirations
- Scotland's enduring photographic legacy.