The Expanding Eye: Photography and the Nineteenth-Century Mind

by Alan Thomas

First published in 1978. In this title, Alan Thomas examines the invention of photography in the early nineteenth century. How the members of this first "visual" generation used photography and how it changed their perceptions of the world are the subjects of this lavishly illustrated book. As the author convincingly shows, the camera's presence was felt nearly everywhere during the course of the nineteenth century. Approaching the subject topically,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138369373
• ISBN13: 9781138369375
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages