Letterpress for The Pencil of Nature
Letterpress Copy
c.1844 (photographed)
c.1844 (photographed)
Artist/Maker |
Unbound letterpress copy of title page, introduction, brief history and texts for plates 1-16 and 22-24 for 'The Pencil of Nature'.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Letterpress for The Pencil of Nature (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Printed copy. |
Brief description | Substantial letterpress for a copy of 'The Pencil of Nature' by William Henry Fox Talbot, c.1844 |
Physical description | Unbound letterpress copy of title page, introduction, brief history and texts for plates 1-16 and 22-24 for 'The Pencil of Nature'. |
Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
Object history | Given by Col. Llewelyn. RPS.277-2017 to RPS.280-2017 are housed together and were possibly donated together. |
Production | Complete letterpress from title page, introduction, brief history, texts for plates 1-16 and 22-24. |
Bibliographic reference | Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007. |
Other number | RPS025388 - Royal Photographic Society number |
Collection | |
Accession number | RPS.280-2017 |
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Record created | April 10, 2017 |
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