The techniques and material aesthetics of the daguerreotype

This thesis explains why daguerreotypes look the way they do. It does this by retracing the pathway of discovery and innovation described in historical accounts, and combining this historical research with artisanal, tacit, and causal knowledge gained from synthesizing new daguerreotypes in the labo...

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Main Author: Robinson, Michael
Published: De Montfort University 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.720987