A Curious and Ingenious Art: Reflections on Daguerreotypes at Harvard by Melissa Banta

SKU BR4089/A Curious and Ingenious Art

New in original shrink wrap. Publisher: University of Iowa Press, 2000. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. By Melissa Banta and Verba Sidney. The images and technique that made the daguerreotype and cutting-edge technology in 1839. Author uses her access to Harvard's collection of images to explore the early phases of this format.