{"product_id":"a-perfect-chemistry-anne-m-lyden-9781911054047","title":"A Perfect Chemistry: Photographs by Hill and Adamson","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book accompanies an exhibition to be held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh from 27 May to 1 October 2017 before touring internationally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumptuous, high-quality, full-colour plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is one of the world's most important collections of early photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturing numerous views of Edinburgh, its development and its inhabitants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneering Edinburgh photographers David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) and Robert Adamson (1821-1848) together formed one of the most famous partnerships in the history of photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducing highly skilled photographs just four years after the new medium was announced to the world in 1839, their images of people, buildings and scenes in and around Edinburgh offer a fascinating glimpse into 1840s Scotland. Their much-loved prints of the Newhaven fisherfolk are among the first images of social documentary photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the space of four and a half years Hill and Adamson produced several thousand prints encompassing landscapes, architectural views, tableaux vivants from Scottish literature and an impressive suite of portraits featuring key members of Edinburgh society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne M. Lyden, International Photography Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, discusses the dynamic dispute that brought these two men together and reveals their perfect chemistry as the first professional partnership in Scottish photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with around 100 masterpieces from the Galleries' unique, vast collection of the duo's ground-breaking work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne M. Lyden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191105404X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911054047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Galleries of Scotland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Anne M. Lyden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838339010815,"sku":"9781911054047","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3eba581b-d22a-4b6a-bce0-0e65b125bcfb.jpg?v=1746589520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-perfect-chemistry-anne-m-lyden-9781911054047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}