tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37965897839414992072023-11-15T17:31:57.207+01:00NescioNescio is a private press publisher in Amsterdam.Hans Rooseboomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896866691333520512noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3796589783941499207.post-9161742471381646262012-05-18T21:17:00.001+02:002012-05-18T21:18:43.419+02:00<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">From the press:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"... a finely researched, self-published monograph [...] with ample citations and clear comparative analysis ..." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Matt Damsker, <em>E-Photo Newsletter</em> No. 179, March 2, 2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"In heldere bewoordingen zet de auteur zijn visie uiteen. Een goed leesbaar boekje voor eenieder die begint zich te verdiepen in de geschiedenis van de fotografie, én voor hen die nu voor eens en altijd eens willen weten hoe het zit."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lise Lotte ten Voorde, <em>PhotoQ</em> - Recensies, 1 april 2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Bij Rooseboom zal en moet de onderste steen boven komen. Ook in dit boekje geen slappe praatjes bij gevonden plaatjes; in 35 pagina's en ruim honderd noten worden de naakte feiten over visies, discussies en twijfels inzake uitvinding en uitvinders van de fotografie op een rijtje gezet en geboekstaafd."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Theo Kamphuis, <em>Fotografisch Geheugen</em> </span>Hans Rooseboomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896866691333520512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3796589783941499207.post-75250450538040354742010-11-12T21:37:00.006+01:002017-10-16T09:26:37.356+02:00Ordering details<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
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Hans Rooseboomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896866691333520512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3796589783941499207.post-15995543925140275002010-11-05T15:25:00.001+01:002010-11-13T14:32:06.371+01:00What's wrong with Daguerre? Reconsidering old and new visions on the invention of photography<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><strong>Summary</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What’s wrong with Daguerre?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> Following the introduction of the daguerreotype process in 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was initially regarded as the principal inventor of photography. It was not long, however, before the legitimacy of this title fell under dispute. Other inventors, including Joseph-Nicéphore Niépce and William Henry Fox Talbot most notably, were seen as possible rivals. This debate about the rightful claimant, otherwise known as the ‘priority debate’, has remained an important issue for many photohistorians ever since. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although Daguerre always plays a role in publications discussing the advent of photography, he is not always treated favourably. His reputation has become damaged over time as, intentionally or not, photohistorians fall back on clichéd arguments and generalisations.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Daguerre’s rivals, including Niépce, Talbot, and Hippolyte Bayard, are at times <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pushed</i> by photohistorians, many of whom rely on various pieces of evidence to strengthen their cases, like lawyers in a courtroom drama. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 16.0cm;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">What’s wrong with Daguerre?</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> shows that wishful thinking and preconceptions, national pride and commercial attitudes play a significant role in photohistoric writing. Although the inventors are long gone and their processes have long since been eclipsed by modern techniques, the old rivalry between them continues. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What’s wrong with Daguerre?</i> explores the reasons why Daguerre and the daguerreotype are often <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devalued</i>, and analyses why advocacy on behalf of Talbot and his calotype process has been so successful.</span></span>Hans Rooseboomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896866691333520512noreply@blogger.com