Inventing Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot in the Bodleian Library

by Geoffrey Batchen

A compelling look into the archives of the innovative photographer, William Henry Fox Talbot.

William Henry Fox Talbot is celebrated today as the English inventor of photography. He first made early photographic experiments in the 1830s and released the details of his photogenic drawing process in January 1839. He continued to introduce important innovations to the medium in the 1840s and 1850s.

Drawing on archival material...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851245960
• ISBN13: 9781851245963
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 10.2"