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Cornelius Varley : the art of observation.

Title
  1. Cornelius Varley : the art of observation.
Published by
  1. London : Lowell Libson Ltd, 2005.
Author
  1. Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873

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Additional authors
  1. Wilcox, Timothy
  2. Lowell Libson Ltd
Description
  1. 191 p. : ill. (some col.); 22 x 25 cm.
Alternative title
  1. Art of observation
Subject
  1. Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873 > Exhibitions
  2. 1800-1899
  3. Camera lucidas > Great Britain > History > 19th century
Genre/Form
  1. price lists.
  2. Exhibition catalogs
  3. History
Contents
  1. The art of Cornelius Varley -- 'Feeling through the eye' revisited: the camera obscura and the photographic look -- Varley the optician -- 'A material pleasant to work on': Cornelius Varley's use of paper -- Catalogue [of exhibited works] -- Appendix 1: Pictures exhibited by Cornelius Varley in his lifetime -- Appendix 2: Christie's sale 1875 -- Appendix 3: Patent granted to Varley for his graphic telescope.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. Catalog of an exhibition held at Lowell Libson, London, June 8-July 8, 2005.
  2. Essays by Timothy Wilcox and others.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain