The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot
Larry J. Schaaf

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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS:

"The 100 images that Mr. Schaaf has exquisitely reproduced for this book are certainly worth owning by all who revere 19th-century English history and the heyday of the Industrial Revolution, and by those who adore beautiful books."--J. Ross Baughman, The Washington Times

"Destined to become one of the great publications on the history of photography . . .This is publishing in the grand style . . .Will appeal to anyone interested in the art of photography, whether historical or contemporary . . ."--Mark Haworth-Booth, The Times Higher Education Supplement

"These 100 images constitute the full expansion of a photographic consciousness as sophisticated and curious as any that has ever existed. Under Schaaf's direction . . . the result is the closest thing possible in ink to the prints themselves and perhaps the finest presentation of photographs in commercial book form to date. The cumulative impact is a palpable sense of discovery, of things glimpsed for the first time and unforgettable as a result."--Lyle Rexer, Art in America

"The magnificently subtle color reproductions in The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot is the next best thing to looking at the originals. . . . This guide should stimulate anyone interested in the origins of photography to look more deeply at these seminal images and their underlying concepts."--Photovision

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