Inventing Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot in the Bodleian Library

Batchen, Geoffrey: Inventing Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot in the Bodleian Library. Exhibition: Oxford, Bodleian Library, 2023. 192 pages with 107 colour illustrations. Hardback. 26 x 24cms. A consideration of William Henry Fox Talbot's contributions to the history of photography, facilitated by his archives at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. An essay explores Talbot's innovations including photographic drawing and engraving, the invention of the calotype and his publications. Followed by a catalogue of over 50 plates.

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A consideration of William Henry Fox Talbotâs contributions to the history of photography, facilitated by his archives at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. An essay explores Talbot's innovations including photographic drawing and engraving, the invention of the calotype and his publications. Followed by a catalogue of over 50 plates. Text in English