Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415972352)

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It sets out to be the standard, definitive reference work on the subject for years to come.

Its coverage is global - an important 'first' in that authorities from all over the world have contributed their expertise and scholarship towards making this a truly comprehensive publication. The Encyclopedia presents new and ground-breaking research alongside accounts of the major established figures in the nineteenth century arena.

Coverage includes all the key people, processes, equipment, movements, styles, debates and groupings which helped photography develop from being 'a solution in search of a problem' when first invented, to the essential communication tool, creative medium, and recorder of everyday life which it had become by the dawn of the twentieth century.

The sheer breadth of coverage in the 1200 essays makes the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography an essential reference source for academics, students, researchers and libraries worldwide.

Author: John Hannavy
ISBN-10: 0415972353
ISBN-13: 9780415972352
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 828
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 11.30lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.80w x 2.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2007 pg. 120
Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2007 pg. 16
Library Journal 03/01/2008 pg. 110
Booklist 03/01/2008 pg. 82
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 274
Choice 02/01/2008 pg. 1126