William Henry Fox Talbot - Dawn of the photograph / 
 Dawn of the photograph 
Russell Roberts and Greg Hobson. 
 - 176 pages :  illustrations (black and white, and colour) ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/> Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Media Space, Science Museum, London, 2016. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Published to accompany an exhibition at the Science Museum, London, in spring 2016, this catalogue features 100 high-quality reproductions of Talbot's work. Through two introductory essays, the book examines how Talbot's invention of photography in the 1830s, evolved to establish the artistic, scientific and industrial possibilities for photography. As a radically new way of seeing, Talbot set out how the medium of photography had the ability to open up the visual world to a different kind of scrutiny, as well as to reaffirm what was considered to be 'real'. This book is a testament to Talbot's magical and industrial visions for his invention, that range from the delicate capture of natural specimens to more staged and functional ambitions for photography as means of mass production. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781785510533 (pbk.) :  £27.95 1785510533 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877 --Exhibitions.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.<br/>Photography.<br/>Photography.