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Cartes de visite

 

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Contents
Introduction
1Introduction to cartes de visite
2Cartes de visite: Women photographers
3Introduction to the carte de visite album
André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
4André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: The innovation of the carte de visite
5André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: Uncut carte de visite sheets
6Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi: Portraits of The Second Empire
Photographers
7Camille Silvy: Carte de visite portraits
8Pierre Petit: Cartes de visite portraits
9Archibald Burns: Cartes de visite of Scotland
10John Thomson: China, cartes de visite (ca 1870)
11Abdullah frères: Turkey: Cartes de visite portraits
Regional
12Poland: Cartes de visite
13Romania: Cartes de visite
14India: Cartes de visite
15Japan: Cartes de visite
Card stock
16The card stock used for cartes de visite, cabinet cards and mounted photographs
17Carte de visite: Printers
Proofs
18Cartes de visite: Proof stamps and proof copies
Fronts - Portraits
19Introduction to cartes de visite portraits
Placement of studio props, backgrounds and foregrounds
20Cartes de visite: Studio prop placement
21Cartes de visite: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Themes
22Cartes de visite: Babies and children
23Cartes de visite: Celebrities
24Cartes de visite: Politicians
25Cartes de visite: French royalty
26Cartes de visite: British royalty
27Cartes de visite: Occupations and roles
28Cartes de visite: Military
29Cartes de visite: Ethnic and traditional costumes
30Cartes de visite: Native Americans
31Cartes de visite: Spanish criminals (ca. 1870)
Fronts - Post-mortem portraits
32Cartes de visite: Post-mortem portraits
Fronts - Objects
33Cartes de visite: Objects
Fronts - Art
34Cartes de visite: Art
Fronts - Maps
35Cartes de visite: Maps
Fronts - Advertising
36Cartes de visite: Advertising
37Cartes de visite: Advertising for photographers
38Ranger & Austen: Clairvoyant Medical Examinations - Buffum & Cleveland
Fronts - Photographica
39Cartes de visite: Photographica
Fronts - Places
40Cartes de visite: Cityscapes
41Cartes de visite: Landscapes
Fronts - Events
42Cartes de visite: Events
43Henry Graves, Esq. (Pall Mall): Copy of the Stolen "Duchess of Devonshire" by Gainsborough (painting stolen 25 May 1876)
Fronts - Nature
44Cartes de visite: Nature
Fronts - Scientific
45Cartes de visite: Scientific
Humour
46Cartes de visite: Humour
Fronts - Memorials
47Cartes de visite: Memorial portraits
Fronts - Manipulated
48Painted cartes de visite
49Cartes de visite: Multiple exposures
50Cartes de visite: Photomontage and photo collage
51C.W. Applegreen creates a composite photograph
52Juan Pedro Chabalgoity: Photo-collages on cartes de visite (ca 1875)
Uses of cartes de visite
53J.E. Mayall: Use of cartes de visite to support police investigations
54Contemporary uses of cartes de visite for employment
55Uses of cartes de visite to find a partner
Etiquette
56Cartes de visite: Etiquette
Cameras
57Cartes de visite cameras
58A contemporary thought on the properties, accessories and novelties used in 19th studios
Backs
59Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite
Backs - Studios
60Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic studios
61Cartes de visite: Backs: Photograph cars
62Cartes de visite: Backs: Cameras
63Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic supplies
Backs - Associations
64NPA - National Photographic Association: Backmarks
Backs - Patronage and awards
65Cartes de visite: Backs: Royal patronage
66Cartes de visite: Backs: Awards
Backs - Themes
67Cartes de visite: Backs: Additional products
68Cartes de visite: Backs: Change of business ownership
69Cartes de visite: Backs: Diverse occupations
70Cartes de visite: Backs: Product promotion
71Cartes de visite: Backs: Whimsy
72Cartes de visite: Backs: Women photographers
Backs - Services
73Cartes de visite: Backs: Negatives preserved, copies made and enlargements
74Cartes de visite: Backs: Teaching available
75Cartes de visite: Backs: Elevator available
Backs - Motifs
76Cartes de visite: Backs: Catalogue pages
77Cartes de visite: Backs: Shared graphic motifs
78Cartes de visite: Backs: Landscapes
79Cartes de visite: Backs: Strap and buckle
80Cartes de visite: Backs: Printed signatures
81Cartes de visite: Backs: Transportation
82Cartes de visite: Backs: Ribbons
83Cartes de visite: Backs: Egyptian motifs
84Cartes de visite: Backs: Plants
85Cartes de visite: Backs: Graphics that place photography with the arts
Backs - Geographical spread
86Cartes de visite: Backs: Geographical spread
Tissue guards
87Tissue guards
Frames
88Photograph frames for cartes de visite
Albums
89Cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph albums
90Directions for inserting cards into cartes de visite albums
91Examples of filler cards in cartes de visite albums
92Carte de visite mailers
93Cartes de visite boxes, cases, wallets and envelopes
Storage
94Cartes de visite: Storage and viewers
     
Contents     
Subscribers have access to the ninety four informative Fragments on this Theme, Online Exhibitions, Visual Indexes and References.
Introduction
1Introduction to cartes de visite
2Cartes de visite: Women photographers
3Introduction to the carte de visite album
André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
4André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: The innovation of the carte de visite
5André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: Uncut carte de visite sheets
6Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi: Portraits of The Second Empire
Photographers
7Camille Silvy: Carte de visite portraits
8Pierre Petit: Cartes de visite portraits
9Archibald Burns: Cartes de visite of Scotland
10John Thomson: China, cartes de visite (ca 1870)
11Abdullah frères: Turkey: Cartes de visite portraits
Regional
12Poland: Cartes de visite
13Romania: Cartes de visite
14India: Cartes de visite
15Japan: Cartes de visite
Card stock
16The card stock used for cartes de visite, cabinet cards and mounted photographs
17Carte de visite: Printers
Proofs
18Cartes de visite: Proof stamps and proof copies
Fronts - Portraits
19Introduction to cartes de visite portraits
Placement of studio props, backgrounds and foregrounds
20Cartes de visite: Studio prop placement
21Cartes de visite: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Themes
22Cartes de visite: Babies and children
23Cartes de visite: Celebrities
24Cartes de visite: Politicians
25Cartes de visite: French royalty
26Cartes de visite: British royalty
27Cartes de visite: Occupations and roles
28Cartes de visite: Military
29Cartes de visite: Ethnic and traditional costumes
30Cartes de visite: Native Americans
31Cartes de visite: Spanish criminals (ca. 1870)
Fronts - Post-mortem portraits
32Cartes de visite: Post-mortem portraits
Fronts - Objects
33Cartes de visite: Objects
Fronts - Art
34Cartes de visite: Art
Fronts - Maps
35Cartes de visite: Maps
Fronts - Advertising
36Cartes de visite: Advertising
37Cartes de visite: Advertising for photographers
38Ranger & Austen: Clairvoyant Medical Examinations - Buffum & Cleveland
Fronts - Photographica
39Cartes de visite: Photographica
Fronts - Places
40Cartes de visite: Cityscapes
41Cartes de visite: Landscapes
Fronts - Events
42Cartes de visite: Events
43Henry Graves, Esq. (Pall Mall): Copy of the Stolen "Duchess of Devonshire" by Gainsborough (painting stolen 25 May 1876)
Fronts - Nature
44Cartes de visite: Nature
Fronts - Scientific
45Cartes de visite: Scientific
Humour
46Cartes de visite: Humour
Fronts - Memorials
47Cartes de visite: Memorial portraits
Fronts - Manipulated
48Painted cartes de visite
49Cartes de visite: Multiple exposures
50Cartes de visite: Photomontage and photo collage
51C.W. Applegreen creates a composite photograph
52Juan Pedro Chabalgoity: Photo-collages on cartes de visite (ca 1875)
Uses of cartes de visite
53J.E. Mayall: Use of cartes de visite to support police investigations
54Contemporary uses of cartes de visite for employment
55Uses of cartes de visite to find a partner
Etiquette
56Cartes de visite: Etiquette
Cameras
57Cartes de visite cameras
58A contemporary thought on the properties, accessories and novelties used in 19th studios
Backs
59Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite
Backs - Studios
60Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic studios
61Cartes de visite: Backs: Photograph cars
62Cartes de visite: Backs: Cameras
63Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic supplies
Backs - Associations
64NPA - National Photographic Association: Backmarks
Backs - Patronage and awards
65Cartes de visite: Backs: Royal patronage
66Cartes de visite: Backs: Awards
Backs - Themes
67Cartes de visite: Backs: Additional products
68Cartes de visite: Backs: Change of business ownership
69Cartes de visite: Backs: Diverse occupations
70Cartes de visite: Backs: Product promotion
71Cartes de visite: Backs: Whimsy
72Cartes de visite: Backs: Women photographers
Backs - Services
73Cartes de visite: Backs: Negatives preserved, copies made and enlargements
74Cartes de visite: Backs: Teaching available
75Cartes de visite: Backs: Elevator available
Backs - Motifs
76Cartes de visite: Backs: Catalogue pages
77Cartes de visite: Backs: Shared graphic motifs
78Cartes de visite: Backs: Landscapes
79Cartes de visite: Backs: Strap and buckle
80Cartes de visite: Backs: Printed signatures
81Cartes de visite: Backs: Transportation
82Cartes de visite: Backs: Ribbons
83Cartes de visite: Backs: Egyptian motifs
84Cartes de visite: Backs: Plants
85Cartes de visite: Backs: Graphics that place photography with the arts
Backs - Geographical spread
86Cartes de visite: Backs: Geographical spread
Tissue guards
87Tissue guards
Frames
88Photograph frames for cartes de visite
Albums
89Cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph albums
90Directions for inserting cards into cartes de visite albums
91Examples of filler cards in cartes de visite albums
92Carte de visite mailers
93Cartes de visite boxes, cases, wallets and envelopes
Storage
94Cartes de visite: Storage and viewers

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