| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Origins of Scottish photography: pioneering activities in St Andrews and Edinburgh -- David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: the 'partnership of genius' and the first art photography -- Photography for the few: the activities of the enthusiastic and artistic amateurs -- Photography in demand: the work of the increasing number of professional photographers to meet public demand -- Scots abroad: the achievements of Scottish photographers around the world -- Tourists and travellers: images of Scotland produced for the growing tourist market and photographs taken by visitors -- Recording social conditions and industrial change: photographs of what was being lost and what was replacing it -- Photography as art: looking at the images and the arguments -- Populist activity and pictorialism: popular involvement with cheap and mass produced cameras and photographers with artistic aspirations -- Scotland's enduring photographic legacy |
| Summary |
This title provides a full and coherent introduction to the photography of Victorian Scotland. The material has been structured and the topics organised, with appropriate illustrations, as both a readable narrative and a foundation text for the subject |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Photography -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Criticism.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- History.
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ART / European
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Photography
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Scotland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780748654628 |
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0748654623 |
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9781283871242 |
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1283871246 |
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9780748654642 |
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074865464X |
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