| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Photography -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century.
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Photography. |
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Scotland. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Simpson, Roddy. Photography of Victorian Scotland. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012 9780748654611 (OCoLC)802295454 |
| ISBN |
9780748654628 (electronic book) |
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0748654623 (electronic book) |
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9781283871242 (MyiLibrary) |
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1283871246 (MyiLibrary) |
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9780748654611 |
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0748654615 |
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0748654607 |
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9780748654604 |
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