Le cyanotype en cours d'arts plastiques

Vincent MARTIN - Photographe (Photomavi.com)

Other articles where cyanotype is discussed: Anna Atkins: …she was interested in the cyanotype process devised by Herschel in 1842, which can produce an image by what is commonly called sun-printing. The substance to be recorded is laid on paper impregnated with ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide. When exposed to sunlight and then washed in plain water…

Susan Weil

Inscription: Cyanotype inscription by Atkins; Captions identify each specimen; Cyanotype inscription included in text: "To my dearest Father this attempt is affectionately inscribed."; Paper label ex libris pasted on inside of cover: "Phillip B

la recette du procédé photographique de la cyanotypie, par Thierry Donnay

Photographs of British Algae is a landmark in the histories both of photography and of publishing: the first photographic work by a woman, and the first book produced entirely by photographic means. Instantly recognizable today as the blueprint process, the cyanotypes lend themselves beautifully to illustrate objects found in the sea. The Library's copy of British Algae originally belonged to Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), inventor of the blueprint process, among his many other photographic as well as scientific advances. One of thirteen known copies of the title, Photographs of British Algae was acquired in 1985 at auction directly from Herschel's descendants.