Published to accompany and exhibition at the National Library of Scotl and, this work draws attention to John Thomson's role as one of the most crucial innovators in the art of photography. Born in Edinburgh, John Thomson travelled with his camera to the far edges of the British Empire, taking many photographs and writing large quantities of text to accompany them. His subject matter covers an impressive sweep, ranging from architecture, archaeology and landscapes, to formal portraiture and street and salon photography.
| ISBN | 0114958335 | | Part volume | Photographer | | ISBN13 | 9780114958336
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | TSO | | Co_publisher | National Library of Scotland | | Imprint | Stationery Office Books | | Weight (grammes) | 1315 | | Format | Hardback | | Published in | Norwich | | Publication date | 01 Jun 1997 | | Height (mm) | 289 | | Writer of foreword | Puttnam, David | | Width (mm) | 210 | | DEWEY | 700 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 128 | |
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Creation; publication; ruins and structures - the romantic vision and the melancholy past; hearts of darkness - the street and its types; the face - formal portraits; man and nature; "A congenial, profitable and instructive occupation" - technical aspects of Thomson's photography, Michael Gray.
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