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Author:   Steven F. Joseph
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9789462700475

ISBN 10:   9462700478
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   15 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements / Remerciements Introductory essay / Introduction From Michiels to Marissiaux: the first half-century of photography and the book in Belgium De Michiels à Marissiaux : un demi-siècle de photographie dans le livre en Belgique Bibliography and census / Bibliographie et recensement Structure and methodology Structure et méthodologie Abbreviations / Abréviations 1. Antecedents / Antécédents 2. Illustrated books and periodicals / Livres et périodiques illustrés 3. Specialist periodicals / Périodiques spécialisés 4. Handbooks and applications / Manuels et applications 5. Désiré Van Monckhoven: his work / son oeuvre 6. Semantic miscellany : photography as metaphor / Divers sémantique : la photographie comme métaphore 7. Trade catalogues / Catalogues commerciaux 8. Association belge de Photographie : publications 9. Bulletin de l'Association belge de Photographie : illustrations Album Biography and portraiture / Biographie et portraits Society and photo-journalism / Société et photo-reportage Science and technology, industry and transport / Sciences et techniques, industrie et transports Fine and applied arts / Beaux-arts et arts appliqués Topography and architecture / Topographie et architecture Historical references / Références historiques Critical sources: a selective bibliography / Sources critiques : bibliographie sélective Photography and printing / Photographie et imprimerie Photography in Belgium 1839-1914 / La photographie en Belgique 1839-1914 Glossary Glossaire Subject index / Index thématique Name index / Index des noms propres Bulletin de l'Association belge de Photographie, 1874-1900 : index of photographers and printers / index des photographes et des imprimeurs

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One does not know what to admire most in a book that could have been horribly dull and dry but which is not, thanks to the clever information management of the author and the exemplary layout of the publisher. The introductory essay provides the reader with basic historical and technical knowledge, while remaining extremely modest on its scope and stakes. The ambition of Steven F. Joseph is in the very first place to describe, not to interpret. The subsequent sections display a similar modesty. 'The purpose of the following bibliography and census', the author remarks, 'is to present an in-depth survey of Belgian photographic literature from the 19th century. It is thus an initial and indispensable step towards a qualitative and quantitative study of sources, enabling firm conclusions to be drawn as to the phenomenon of photographic illustration, the economic development of photographic publishing and its technology in Belgium up to 1900'. These words are too modest. A book like this is much more than the first step towards a quantitative analysis. One may even wonder whether there will ever exist a second attempt to describe the same corpus with the same degree of precision and completeness. Jan Baetens, History of Photography, 40:4, 454-456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03087298.2016.1251070

Author Information

Steven F. Joseph is a photo-historian and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. His research areas include early photography in Belgium and the application of photography to printing and book illustration. Steven F. Joseph est historien de la photographie et Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Ses recherches portent sur les débuts de la photographie en Belgique et l'application de la photographie à l'imprimerie et à l'illustration de livres.

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