The camera obscura : a chronicle / John H. Hammond.

Main entry:

Hammond, John H.

Title & Author:

The camera obscura : a chronicle / John H. Hammond.

Publication:

Bristol : Hilger, [1981]
©1981

Description:

xi, 182 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178) and index.
Also issued online.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP28.00 0.

Summary:

The fascinating illustrated history of the original camera, an optical viewing device once widely used but now almost forgotten. This chronicle of its long history is told through the writings of those who made or used the camera obscura for scientific or artistic purposes, and those authors who recorded its varied uses. It recalls how this versatile instrument was used for astronomical observations, as a sketching aid by travellers and amateur artists, and on a grander scale as an entertainment or tourist attraction.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

085274451X
9780852744512

Subject:

Camera obscuras History.
Photography History.
Art history
Optics and Photonics history
Chambres noires (Optique) Histoire.
Photographie Histoire.
Camera obscuras
Photography
Camera obscura
Toepassingen.
Camera obscuras history

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 8803
Call No.: ID:85-B5468
Status: Available

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