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- catalog abstract ""This book offers an exploration of the development of architectural photography and some of its key themes. From the earliest examples of the genre in the nineteenth century to today's digital revolution, Robert Elwall focuses on the changing aesthetic of the medium worldwide. Included are such topics as the early influence of architectural drawing; the growth of specialist photographic firms documenting the nineteenth-century building boom; the influence of photography on both architectural practice and history; the invention of half-tone reproduction; the role of photography in the spread of Modernism; the impact of colour photography during the 1970s and 1980s; and the increasing use of computers to shape a new direction." "Authoritatively written by a world-renowned expert and illustrated with images from collections throughout the world, this study is essential reading for anyone interested in architecture, photography and the history of their special relationship."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13295140.
- catalog contributor b13295141.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""This book offers an exploration of the development of architectural photography and some of its key themes. From the earliest examples of the genre in the nineteenth century to today's digital revolution, Robert Elwall focuses on the changing aesthetic of the medium worldwide. Included are such topics as the early influence of architectural drawing; the growth of specialist photographic firms documenting the nineteenth-century building boom; the influence of photography on both architectural practice and history; the invention of half-tone reproduction; the role of photography in the spread of Modernism; the impact of colour photography during the 1970s and 1980s; and the increasing use of computers to shape a new direction." "Authoritatively written by a world-renowned expert and illustrated with images from collections throughout the world, this study is essential reading for anyone interested in architecture, photography and the history of their special relationship."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.".
- catalog description "The triumph of the apparatus, 1839-1860 -- Volumes of hints, suggestions, and realities, 1860-1895 -- Printer's ink and pictorialism, 1880-1925 -- The new vision, 1925-1945 -- Photography ascendant, 1945-1975 -- Colour and computers, 1975-present.".
- catalog extent "240 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Building with light.".
- catalog identifier "1858942152".
- catalog isFormatOf "Building with light.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Merrell,".
- catalog relation "Building with light.".
- catalog subject "Architectural photography.".
- catalog subject "TR659 .E45 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "The triumph of the apparatus, 1839-1860 -- Volumes of hints, suggestions, and realities, 1860-1895 -- Printer's ink and pictorialism, 1880-1925 -- The new vision, 1925-1945 -- Photography ascendant, 1945-1975 -- Colour and computers, 1975-present.".
- catalog title "Building with light : the international history of architectural photography / Robert Elwall.".
- catalog type "text".