[Halftones from photographs in A day in ancient Rome]

Item Information

Title:
[Halftones from photographs in A day in ancient Rome]
Description:
"3 half-tones from photographs of sculpture...Many early examples have the half-tones printed on sheets, separate from the text, which is not the case here...Half-tones printed best on smooth calendered paper that was glossy; since magazines prior to this used soft papers, it was necessary to change completely the paper used for the half-tone illustrations..."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 84
Contributor:
Lohr, Friedrich. A day in ancient Rome : being a revision of Lohr's "Aus dem alten Rom," with numerous illustrations
Contributor:
Shumway, Edgar S. (Edgar Solomon), 1856-
Date:
1885
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Halftones
Relief halftones
Location:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Collection (local):
David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
Subjects:
Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217--Portraits
Photography of sculpture
Sculpture, Roman
Rome (Italy)--Description and travel
Rome (Italy)--Antiquities
Places:
Italy > Latian (region) > Roma (province) > Rome
Extent:
3 photomechanical prints : halftones ; 20 x 14.5 cm
Link to Item:
https://library.clarkart.edu/permalink/01CLARKART_INST/dg0ir6/alma991001051009708431
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : Chautauqua Press, 1885
Language:
English
Notes:
Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
In: A day in ancient Rome : being a revision of Lohr's "Aus dem alten Rom," with numerous illustrations / by Edgar S. Shumway. New York : Chautauqua Press, 1885 -- Title supplied by cataloger
Identifier:
D.A.H.Cat., 1885:19
N5760 L65 E
991001051009708431