The Scenic Daguerreotype: Romanticism & Early Photography
SKU
1939-WOOD
By John Wood. (1995).
University Of Iowa Press. Hard-cover, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4", 238 pages, 138 B&W
photos. Here is the first study of scenic daguerreotypes from around the world
and the largest assemblage of them ever to be presented in book form. They
include views of the Acropolis, Egypt, China, Alpine scenery, Pompeii, Venice,
the temples of Rome, scenes of the California Gold Rush, and much
more.