首页 >出版文学> The History of the Thirty Years’ War>第4章
  Somepagesofletter-pressaretakenprintedononesideonly;andwaxed,torenderthemmoretransparent;thelettersarethencutoutandsorted。
  Tocomposeanewpagelinesareruledonasheetofwhitepaper,andthewordsareformedbyfixingtheseperatelettersintheirproperorder。
  Thepagebeingready,anegativephotographisproducedfromit,fromwhichtherequisitenumberofpositivephotogeniccopiesmaybeobtained。
  Anothermethod,whichrequirestheuseofthecamera,consistsinemployinglargeletterspaintedonrectangularpiecesofwood,coloredwhite。Thesearearrangedinlinesonatabletorboard,byslippingthemintogrooveswhichkeepthemsteadyandupright,thusformingapageonanenlargedscale。
  Itisnowplacedbeforeacamera,andareducedimageofitoftherequiredsizeisthrownuponthesensitivepaper。
  Theadjustmentsmustbekeptinvariable,sothattheconsecutivepagesmaynotvaryfromoneanotherinthesizeofthetype。
  Mr。Talbothaspatentedhisprocess,butwhatbenefitheexpectstoderivefromit,Iamatalosstodetermine。
  EnlargedcopiesofcalotypeorDaguerreotypeportraitsmaybeobtainedbythrowingmagnifiedimagesofthem,bymeansoflenses,uponcalotypepaper。
  THECHRYSOTYPE。
  AmodificationofMr。Talbot’sprocess,towhichthenameofChrysotypewasgivenbyitsdiscoverer,SirJohnHerschel,wascommunicatedinJune1843totheRoyalSociety,bythatdistinguishedphilosopher。
  Thismodificationwouldappeartounitethesimplicityofphotographywithallthedistintnessandclearnessofcalotype。
  Thispreparationisasfollows。
  Thepaperistobewashedinasolutionofammonio-citrateofiron;
  itmustthenbedried,andsubsequentlybrushedoverwithasolutionoftheferro-sesquicyanuretofpotassium。Thispaper,whendriedinaperfectlydarkroom,isreadyforuseinthesamemannerasifotherwiseprepared,theimagebeingsubsequentlybroughtoutbyanyneutralsolutionofgold。
  Suchwasthefirstdeclarationofhisdiscovery,buthehassincefoundthataneutralsolutionofsilverisequallyusefulinbringingoutthepicture。
  Photographicpicturestakenonthispaperaredistinguishedbyaclearnessofoutlineforeigntoallothermethods。
  CHAP。X。
  CYANOTYPE——ENERGIATYPE——CHROMATYPE——ANTHOTYPE——AMPHITYPE
  AND"CRAYONDAGUERREOTYPE。"
  Theseveralprocessesenumeratedattheheadofthischapter,arealldiscoveriesofEnglishphilosophers,withtheexceptionofthethirdandlastnamed。AnthotypewasfirstattemptedbyM。PontonaFrenchsavan,althoughitwasreservedtoMr。Hunttobringtheprocesstoitspresentstate。
  The"CrayonDaguerreotype"isanimprovementmadebyJ。AWhipple,Esq。,ofBostonI。CYANOTYPE;
  Socalledfromthecircumstanceofcyanogeninitscombinationswithironperformingaleadingpartintheprocess。
  ItwasdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel。Theprocessisasimpleone,andtheresultingpicturesareblue。
  Brushthepaperoverwithasolutionoftheammonio-citrateofiron。
  Thissolutionshouldbesufficientlystrongtoresemblesherrywineincolor。
  Exposethepaperintheusualway,andpassoveritverysparinglyandevenlyawashofthecommonyellowferro-cyanateofpotass。
  Assoonastheliquidisapplied,thenegativepicturevanishes,andisreplacedbyapositiveone,ofavioletbluecolor,onagreenishyellowground,whichatacertaintimepossessesahighdegreeofsharpness,andsingularbeautyoftint。
  AcuriousprocesswasdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel,bywhichdormantpicturesareproducedcapableofdevelopementbythebreath,orbykeepinginamoistatmosphere。
  Itisasfollows。
  Ifnitrateofsilver,specificgravity1。200beaddedtoferro-tartaricacid,specificgravity1。023,aprecipitatefalls,whichisinagreatmeasureredissolvedbyagentleheat,leavingablacksediment,which,beingclearedbysubsidence,aliquidofapaleyellowcolorisobtained,inwhichthefurtheradditionofthenitratecausesnoturbidness。
  Whenthetotalquantityofthenitratedsolutionaddedamountstoabouthalfthebulkoftheferro-tartaricacid,itisenough。
  Theliquidsoprepareddoesnotalterifkeptinthedark。
  Spreadonpaper,andexposedwettothesunshine(partlyshaded)
  forafewseconds,noimpressionseemstobemade,butbydegrees,althoughwithdrawnfromtheactionoflight,itdevelopesitselfspontaneously,andatlengthbecomesveryintense。
  Butifthepaperbethoroughlydriedinthedark,(inwhichstateitisofaverypalegreenishyellowcolor,)
  itpossessesthesingularpropertyofreceivingadormantorinvisiblepicture,toproducewhichfromthirtytosixtyseconds’
  exposuretosunshineisrequisite。Itshouldnotbeexposedtoolong,asnotonlyistheultimateeffectlessstriking,butapicturebeginstobevisiblyproduced,whichdarkensspontaneouslyafteritiswithdrawn。Butiftheexposurebediscontinuedbeforethiseffectcomeson,aninvisibleimpressionistheresult,todevelopewhichallthatisnecessaryistobreatheuponit,whenitimmediatelyappears,andveryspeedilyacquiresanextraordinaryintensityandsharpness,asifbymagic。
  Insteadofthebreath,itmaybesubjecttotheregularactionofaqueousvapor,bylayingitinablottingpaperbook,ofwhichsomeoftheouterleavesonbothsideshavebeendampened,orbyholdingoverwarmwater。
  II。ENERGIATYPE。
  UnderthistitleaprocesshasbeenbroughtforwardbyMr。Hunt。
  Itconsistsoftheapplicationofasolutionofsuccinicacidtopaper,whichissubsequentlywashedoverwithnitrateofsilver。
  Theimageisthentobetakeneitherinthecameraorotherwise,asrequired,andisbroughtoutbytheapplicationofthesulphateofironinsolution。Althoughthisprocesshasnotcomeintogeneraluse,itsexactdescriptionmaybeinterestingtothegeneralreader,andwethereforesubjoinit。
  Thesolutionwithwhichthepaperisfirstwashedistobepreparedasfollows:succinicacid,twodrachms;commonsalt,fivegrains;
  mucilageofgumarabic,halfafluiddrachm;distilledwater,onefluiddrachmandahalf。Whenthepaperisnearlydry,itistobebrushedoverwithasolutionofnitrateofsilver,containingadrachmofthesalt,toanounceofdistilledwater。
  Itisnowreadyforexposureinthecamera。Tobringoutthedormantpictureitisnecessarytowashitwithamixtureofadrachmofconcentratedsolutionofthegreensulphateofironandtwodrachmsandahalfofmucilageofgumarabic。
  Subsequently,however,ithasbeenfoundthatthesulphateofironproducesuponallthesaltsofsilvereffectsquiteasbeautifulasinthesuccinate。Ontheiodide,bromide,acetate,andbenzoate,theeffectsarefarmorepleasingandstriking。Whenpicturesareproduced,orthedormantcameraimagebroughtout,bytheagencyofsulphateofiron,itisremarkablehowrapidlytheeffecttakesplace。
  Engravingscanbethuscopiedalmostinstantaneously,andcameraviewsobtainedinoneortwominutesonalmostanypreparationofsilver。
  Thecommonsulphateofcoppersolutionhasthesameproperty。
  III。CHROMATYPE。
  Manyeffortshavebeenmadetorenderchromaticacidanactiveagentintheproductionofphotographs。M。Pontonusedapapersaturatedwithbichromateofpotash,andthiswasoneoftheearliestphotogenicprocesses。
  M。Becquerelimproveduponthisprocessbysizingthepaperwithstarchprevioustotheapplicationofthebichromateofpotashsolution,whichenabledhimtoconvertthenegativepictureintoapositiveone,bytheuseofasolutionofiodine,whichcombinedwiththatportionofthestarchonwhichthelighthadnotacted。Butbyneitheroftheseprocessescouldclearanddistinctpicturesbeformed。
  Mr。Hunthas,however,discoveredaprocesswhichissoexceedinglysimple,andtheresultingpicturesofsopleasingacharacter,that,althoughitisnotsufficientlysensitiveforuseinthecamera,itwillbefoundofthegreatestvalueforcopyingbotanicalspecimens,engravings,orthelike。
  Thepapertobepreparediswashedoverwithasolutionofsulphateofcopper——aboutonedrachmtoanounceofwater——andpartiallydried;
  itisthenwashedwithamoderatelystrongsolutionofbichromateofpotash,anddriedatalittledistancefromthefire。
  Paperthuspreparedmaybekeptanylengthoftime,inaportfolio,andarealwaysreadyforuse。
  Whenexposedtothesunshineforatime,varyingwiththeintensityofthelight,fromfivetofifteenortwentyminutes,theresultisgenerallyanegativepicture。
  Itisnowtobewashedoverwithasolutionofnitrateofsilver,whichimmediatelyproducesaverybeautifuldeeporangepictureuponalightdimcolored,orsometimesperfectlywhiteground。
  Thispicturemustbequicklyfixed,bybeingwashedinpurewater,anddried。Withregardtothestrengthofthesolutions,itisaremarkablefact,that,ifsaturatedsolutionsbeemployed,anegativepictureisfirstproduced,butifthesolutionsbethreeorfourtimestheirbulkofwater,thefirstactionofthesun’sraysdarkensthepicture,andthenaverybleachingeffectfollows,givinganexceedinglyfaintpositivepicture,whichisbroughtoutwithgreatdelicacybythesilversolution。
  Itisnecessarythatpurewatershouldbeusedforthefixing,asthepresenceofanymuriatedamagesthepicture,andherearisesanotherpleasingvariationoftheChromatype。
  Ifthepositivepicturebeplacedinaveryweaksolutionofcommonsalttheimageslowlyfadesout,leavingafaintnegativeoutline。Ifitnowberemovedfromthesalinesolution,dried,andagainexposedtosunshine,apositivepictureofalilaccolorwillbeproducedbyafewminutesexposure。
  Severalotherofthechromatesmaybeusedinthisprocess,butnoneissosuccessfulasthechromateofcopper。
  IV。ANTHOTYPE。
  Theexpressedjuice,alcholic,orwateryinfusionofflowers,orvegetablesubstances,maybemadethemediaofphotogenicaction。
  ThisfactwasfirstdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel。
  Wehavealreadygivenafewexamplesofthisinthethirdchapter。
  Certainprecautionsarenecessaryinextractingthecoloringmatterofflowers。Thepetalsoffreshflowersarecarefullyselected,andcrushedtoapulpinamarblemortar,eitheraloneorwiththeadditionofalittlealcohol,andthejuiceexpressedbysqueezingthepulpinacleanlinenorcottoncloth。
  Itisthentobespreaduponpaperwithaflatbrush,anddriedintheairwithoutartificialheat。Ifalcoholbenotadded,theapplicationonpapermustbeperformedimmediately,astheair(eveninafewminutes),irrecoverablychangesordestroystheircolor。
  Ifalcoholbepresentthischangeismuchretarded,andinsomecasesisentirelyprevented。
  Mostflowersgiveouttheircoloringmattertoalcoholorwater。
  Some,however,refusetodoso,andrequiretheadditionofalkalies,othersofacid,&c。Alcoholhas,however,beenfoundtoenfeeble,andinmanycasestodischargealtogetherthesecolors;buttheyare,inmostcases,restoredupondrying,whenspreadoverpaper。
  Paperstingedwithvetegablecolorsmustalwaysbekeptinthedark,andperfectlydry。
  Thecolorofaflowerisbynomeansalways,orusually,thatwhichitsexpressedjuiceimpartstowhitepaper。
  SirJohnHerschelattributesthesechangestotheescapeofcarbonicacidinsomecases;toachemicalalteration,dependingupontheabsorptionofoxygen,inothers;andagaininothers,especiallywheretheexpressedjuicecoagulatesonstanding,toalossofvitality,ordisorganizationofthemolecules。
  Tosecureanevenessoftintonpaper,thefollowingmanipulationisrecommended:——Thepapershouldbemoistenedonthebackbyspongingandblottingoff。Itshouldthenbepinnedonaboard,themoistsidedownwards,sothattwoofitsedges(supposetheright-handandlowerones)shallprojectalittlebeyondthoseoftheboard。Theboardthenbeinginclinedtwentyorthirtydegreestothehorizon,thealcoholictincture(mixedwithaverylittlewater,ifthepetalsthemselvesbenotveryjuicy)istobeappliedwithabrushinstrokesfromlefttoright,takingcarenottogoovertheedgeswhichrestontheboard;buttopassclearlyoverthosethatproject;
  andobservingalsotocarrythetintfrombelowupwardsbyquicksweepingstrokes,leavingnodryspacesbetweenthem,butkeepingupacontinuityofwetspaces。Whenalliswet,crossthembyanothersetofstrokesfromabovedownwards,somanagingthebrushastoleavenofloatingliquidonthepaper。
  Itmustthenbedriedasquicklyaspossibleoverastove,orinawarmcurrentofair,avoiding,however,suchheatasmayinjurethetint。
  Inadditiontotheflowersalreadymentionedinmythirdchapter,thefollowingareamongthoseexperimenteduponandfoundtogivetolerablegoodphotographicsensitives。Icanonlyenumeratethem,referringthestudent,foranyfurtherinformationhemaydesireonthesubject,toMr。Hunt’swork;althoughwhatIhavesaidaboveissufficientforallpracticalpurposes;andanyone,withtheambition,canreadilyexperimentuponthem,withoutfurtherresearch,onanyotherflowerhemaychoose。
  ViolaOdorata——orsweetsentedviolet,yieldstoalcoholarichbluecolor,whichitimpartsinhighperfectiontopaperSenecioSplendens——ordoublepurplegroundsel,yieldsabeautifulcolortopaper。
  Theleavesofthelaurel,commoncabbage,andthegrasses,arefoundsufficientlysenstive。
  CommonMerrigoldyieldsaninvaluablefaecula,whichappearsidenticalwiththatproducedbytheWall-flower,andCochorusjaponicamentionedbefore,andisverysensitive,butphotographsprocureduponitcannotbepreserved,thecolorissofugitive。
  FromanexaminationoftheresearchesofSirJohnHerschelonthecoloringmatterofplants,itwillbeseenthattheactionofthesun’sraysistodestroythecolor,effectingasortofchromaticanalysis,inwhichtwodistinctelementsofcolorareseparated,bydestroyingtheoneandleavingtheotheroutstanding。
  Theactionisconfinedwithinthevisiblespectrum,andthusabroaddistinctionisexhibitedbetweentheactionofthesun’sraysonvegetablejuicesandonargentinecompounds,thelatterbeingmostsensiblyaffectedbytheinvisibleraysbeyondtheviolet。
  Itmayalsobeobserved,thattherayseffectiveindestroyingagiventint,areinagreatmanycases,thosewhoseunionproducesacolorcomplementarytothetintdestroyed,or,atleast,onebelongingtothatclassofcolorstowhichsuchcomplementarytintmaybepreferred。
  Forinstance,yellowstendingtowardsorangearedestroyedwithmoreenergybythebluerays;bluesbythered,orangeandyellowrays;
  purplesandpinksbyyellowandgreenrays。
  V。AMPHITYPE。
  ThisprocessisadiscoveryofSirJohnHerschelandreceivesitsnamefromthefactthatbothnegativeandpositivephotographscanbeproducedbyoneprocess。Thepositivepicturesobtainedbyithaveaperfectresemblancetoimpressionsofengravingswithcommonprinter’sink。
  Theprocess,althoughnotyetfullycarriedout,promisestobeofvastutility。
  Paperproperforproducinganamphitypepicturemaybepreparedeitherwiththeferro-tartrateortheferro-citrateoftheprotoxide,ortheperoxideofmercury,oroftheprotoxideoflead,byusingcreamsofthesesalts,orbysuccessiveapplicationsofthenitratesoftherespectiveoxides,singlyorinmixture,tothepaper,alternatingwithsolutionsoftheammonia-tartrateortheammonia-citrateofiron,thelattersolutionbeinglastapplied,andinmoreorlessexcess。Ipurposelyavoidstatingproportions,asIhavenotyetbeenabletofixuponanywhichcertainlysucceed。
  Papersopreparedanddriedtakesanegativepicture,inatimevaryingfromhalfanhourtofiveorsixhours,accordingtotheintensityofthelight;andtheimpressionproducedvariesinapparentforcefromafaintandhardlyperceptiblepicturetooneofthehighestconceivablefulnessandrichnessbothoftintanddetail,thecolorbeinginthiscaseasuperbvelvetybrown。
  Thisextremerichnessofeffectisnotproducedunlessleadbepresent,eitherintheingredientsused,orinthepaperitself。
  Itisnot,asIoriginallysupposed,duetothepresenceoffreetartaricacid。Thepicturesinthisstatearenotpermanent。
  Theyfadeinthedark,thoughwithverydifferentdegreesofrapidity,some(especiallyiffreetartaricorcitricacidbepresent)inafewdays,whileothersremainforweeksunimpaired,andrequirewholeyearsfortheirtotalobliteration。
  Butthoughentirelyfadedoutinappearance,thepictureisonlyrendereddormant,andmayberestored,changingitscharacterfromnegativetopositive,anditscolorsfrombrowntoblack,(intheshadows),bythefollowingprocess:——Abathbeingpreparedbypouringasmallquantityofsolutionofpernitrateofmercuryintoalargequantityofwater,andlettingthesubnitratedprecipitatessubside,thepicturemaybeimmersedinit,(carefullyandrepeatedlyclearingoffallairbubbles,)
  andallowedtoremaintillthepicture(ifanywherevisible,)
  isentirelydestroyed;oriffaded,tillitisjudgedsufficientfrompreviousexperience;atermwhichisoftenmarkedbytheappearanceofafeeblepositivepicture,ofabrightyellowhue,onthepaleyellowgroundofthepaper。Alongtime(severalweeks)
  isoftenrequiredforthis,butheatacceleratestheaction,anditisoftencompletedinafewhours。Inthisstatethepictureistobeverythoroughlyrinsedandsoakedinpurewarmwater,andthendried。Itisthentobewellironedwithasmoothiron,heatedsoasbarelynottoinjurethepaper,placingit,forgreatersecurityagainstscorching,betweencleansmoothpaper。
  Ifthentheprocesshavebeensuccessful,aperfectlyblackpositivepictureisatoncedeveloped。Atfirstitmostcommonlyhappensthatthewholepictureissootyordingytosuchadegreethatitiscondemnedasspoiled,butonkeepingitbetweentheleavesofabook,especiallyinamoistatmosphere,byextremelyslowdegreesthisdinginessdisappears,andthepicturedisengagesitselfwithcontinuallyincreasingsharpnessandclearness,andacquirestheexacteffectofacopper-plateengravingonapapermoreorlesstintedwithapaleyellow。
  Ioughttoobserve,thatthebestandmostuniformspecimenswhichI
  haveprocuredhavebeenonpaperpreviouslywashedwithcertainpreparationsofuricacid,whichisaveryremarkableandpowerfulphotographicelement。Theintensityoftheoriginalnegativepictureisnocriterionofwhatmaybeexpectedinthepositive。
  Itisfromtheproductionbyoneandthesameactionoflight,ofeitherapositiveornegativepictureaccordingtothesubsequentmanipulations,thatIhavedesignatedtheprocess,thusgenerallysketchedout,bythetermAmphitype,——anamesuggestedbyMr。Talbot,towhomIcommunicatedthissingularresult;
  andtothisprocessorclassofprocesses(whichIcannotdoubtwhenpursuedwillleadtosomeverybeautifulresults,)
  Iproposetorestrictthenameinquestion,thoughitappliesevenmoreappropriatelytothefollowingexceedinglycuriousandremarkableone,inwhichsilverisconcerned:
  AtthelastmeetingIannouncedamodeofproducing,bymeansofasolutionofsilver,inconjunctionwithferro-tartaricacid,adormantpicturebroughtintoaforciblenegativeimpressionbythebreathormoistair。(SeeCyanotype。)Thesolutionthendescribed,andwhichhadatthattimebeenpreparedsomeweeks,Imayhereincidentallyremark,hasretaineditslimpidityandphotogenicproperties,quiteunimpairedduringthewholeyearsinceelapsed,andisnowassensitiveasever,——
  apropertyofnosmallvalue。Now,whenapicture(forexampleanimpressionfromanengraving)istakenonpaperwashedwiththissolution,itshowsnosignofapictureonitsback,whetherthatonitsfaceisdevelopedornot;butif,whiletheactinicinfluenceisstillfreshupontheface,(i。e。,assoonasitisremovedfromthelight),thebackbeexposedforaveryfewsecondstothesunshine,andthenremovedtoagloomyplace,apositivepicture,theexactcomplementofthenegativeoneontheotherside,thoughwantingofcourseinsharpnessifthepaperbethick,slowlyandgraduallymakesitsappearancethere,andinhalfanhouroranhouracquiresaconsiderableintensity。
  Ioughttomentionthatthe"ferro-tartaricacid"
  inquestionispreparedbyprecipitatingtheferro-tartrateofammonia(ammonia-tartrateofiron)byacetateoflead,anddecomposingtheprecipitatebydilutesulphuricacid。
  WhenleadisusedinthepreparationofAmphitypepaper,thepartsuponwhichthelighthasactedarefoundtobeinaveryhighdegreerenderedwaterproof。——SirJ。Herschel。
  Thisprocessisanewinventionofourcountryman,J。A。Whipple,Esq。,ofBoston,andhasbeenpatentedbyM。A。Root,Esq。,ofPhiladelphia。
  Itwillbeseen,however,fromthepreviouspagesofmyworkthatMr。Rootismistakeninregardtohisbeingthefirstimprovementpatentedinthiscountry,althonghitisunquestionablythefirstbyanAmerican。
  OfthisimprovementMr。Rootsays:
  VI。"CRAYONDAGUERREOTYPE。"
  "Theimprovementtowhichyoureferisdenominated"TheCrayonDaguerreotype。"ThisinventionmadebyMr。J。A。Whipple,istheonlyimprovementinDaguerreotyping,Ibelieve,forwhichLettersPatentfortheUnitedStateswereeverissued。
  Thepicturesproducedbythisprocess——whichisofthesimplestdescriptionimaginable——havetheappearanceandeffectofveryfine"CrayonDrawings,"fromwhichtheimprovementtakesitsname。
  Someofourmostdistinguishedartistshavegivenittheirunqualifiedadmiration。Amongthem,ourMezzotintoEngravers,especiallyJohnSartain,Esq。,who,fromhisrichembellishmentstomostoftheleadingMagazinesandAnnualsofthecountry,aswellasfromthecelebrityofthesuperbMagazinewhichbearshisname,issowellknownandsowellqualifiedtojudgeofitsmerits。Asanauxiliarytotheartist,infurnishingheadstotheMagazines,orotherworks,itisinvaluable;
  thegreatobjectwhichitaccomplishesbeingtogiveafinereffectandmoredistinctexpressiontoallthefeatures——
  thewholepoweroftheinstrumentbeingdirectedto,andconfinedtothehead。"
  "Thelatehouratwhichthissubjecthasbeenbroughttoournoticepreventssofulladescriptionaswewouldotherwisehavebeengladtofurnish。TheNewEnglandStateshavebeendisposedof;
  negotiationsforanyoftheotherscanbemadethroughM。A。Root,140Chestnutstreet,Philadelphia。"
  "Aseriesofbeautifulportraitsareaboutbeingpreparedbythe"CraytonProcess"fortheexpresspurposeofbeingplacedontheexhibitionatthe"ArtUnion,"whenamateurs,artists,andthepublicgenerallywillhaveanopportunityofwitnessingitseffect。
  Weareespeciallygratifiedwiththisstrikingimprovement,fromtheadvantageswhichitpromisestotheDaguerreanart。"
  "Itisadmirablydesignedtoexciteanewinterestonthesubjectthroughthecommunity,andinthisway——andfromitstendencytorendertheartmoregenerallyuseful,andtoelevateanddistinguishit——
  tomakeittoallamatterofmoregeneralimportance。"
  "Yoursrespectfully,"M。A。ROOT。"
  Inoursecondedition,wehope——withMr。Root’spermission——
  tolaythewholeprocessbeforethepublic,althoughourartistsmustbearinmindthatMr。Root’spatentsecurestohimtheexclusiverightofitsapplication。
  CHAP。XI。
  ONTHEPROBABILITYOFPRODUCINGCOLOREDPICTURESBYTHESOLARRADIATIONS——
  PHOTOGRAPHICDEVIATIONS——LUNARPICTURES——DRUMMONDLIGHT。
  HavingbeforenoticedthefactthatsomeadvanceshadbeenmadetowardstakingDaguerreotypesincolor,bymeansofsolarrays,andexpressedthehopethatthedaywasnotfardistantwhenthismightbeaccomplished,IheresubjoinMr。Hunt’sremarksonthissubject。
  Mr。Biot,in1840,speakingofMr。FoxTalbot’sbeautifulcalotypepictures,considersasanillusion"thehopetoreconcile,notonlytheintensitybutthetintsofthechemicalimpressionsproducedbyradiations,withthecolorsoftheobjectfromwhichtheseradiationsemanated。"
  Itistruethatthreeyearshavepassedaway,andwehavenotyetproducedcoloredimages;yetIamnotinclinedtoconsiderthehopeasentirelyillusive。
  Itmustberememberedthatthecolorofbodiesdependsentirelyuponthearrangementoftheirmolecules。
  Wehavenumerousverybeautifulexperimentsinproofofthis。
  Thebi-niodideofmercuryisafinescarletwhenprecipitated。
  Ifthisprecipitateisheatedbetweenplatesofglass,itisconvertedintocrystalsofafinesulphuryellow,whichremainofthatcolorifundisturbed,butwhichbecomesveryspeedilyscarletiftouchedwithanypointedinstrument。
  ThisverycuriousopticalphenomenahasbeeninvestigatedbyMr。TalbotandbyMr。Warrington。Perfectlydrysulphateofcopperiswhite;theslightestmoistureturnsitblue。
  Muriateofcobaltisofapalepinkcolor;averyslightheat,byremovingalittlemoisture,changesittoagreen。
  Theseareafewinstancesselectedfrommanywhichmightbegiven。
  Ifwereceiveaprismaticspectrumonsomepapers,wehaveevidencethatthemolecularorchemicaldisturbancebearssomerelationtothecolorofeachray,or,inotherwords,thatcoloredlightsomodifiestheactionofENERGIA
  thattheimpressionitmakesisinproportiontothecolorofthelightitaccompanies,andhencethereresultsamoleculararrangementcapableofreflectingcolorsdifferently。
  Someinstanceshavebeengiveninwhichtheraysimpressedcorrespondwiththecolorsoftheluminousraysinaveryremarkablemanner。*Oneofthemostdecidedcasesisthatofthepaperpreparedwiththefluorideofsodaandnitrateofsilver。
  SirJohnHerschelwas,however,thefirsttoobtainanygoodspecimensofphotographicallyimpressedprismaticcolorations。
  *SeeMr。Hunt’s"ResearchesonLight。"
  ItwasnoticedbyDaguerrethataredhousegaveareddishimageonhisiodizedsilverplateinthecameraobscura;
  andMr。Talbotobserved,veryearlyinhisresearches,thattheredofacoloredprintwascopiedofaredcolor,onpaperspreadwiththechlorideofsilver。**
  **In1842,IhadshownmeapictureofahouseintheBowery,whichhadbeenrepairedafewdaysprevious,andinthewallaredbrickleft。ThisbrickwasbroughtoutontheDaguerreotypeplateofpreciselythesamecolorasthebrickitself。
  Thesameartistalsoexhibitedtome,thefulllengthportraitofagentlemanwhowereapairofpantaloonshavingabluestripedfigure。
  Thisbluestripewasfullybroughtout,ofthesamecolor,inthepicture。——AMER。ED。
  "In1840IcommunicatedtoSirJohnHerschelsomeverycuriousresultsobtainedbytheuseofcoloredmedia,whichhedidmethehonorofpublishinginoneofhismemoirsonthesubjectfromwhichIagaincopyit。"
  "Apaperpreparedwithmuriateofbarytesandnitrateofsilver,allowedtodarkenwhilstwetinthesunshinetoachocolatecolor,wasplacedunderaframecontainingared,ayellow,agreen,andablueglass。
  Afteraweek’sexposuretodiffusedlight,itbecameredundertheredglass,adirtyyellowundertheyellowglass,adarkgreenunderthegreen,andalightoliveundertheblue。
  "Theabovepaperwashedwithasolutionofsaltofiodine,isverysensitivetolight,andgivesabeautifulpicture。
  Apicturethustakenwasplacedbeneaththeaboveglasses,andanotherbeneathfourflatbottlescontainingcoloredfluids。
  Inafewdays,undertheredglassandfluid,thepicturebecameadarkblue,undertheyellowalightblue,underthegreenitremainedunchanged,whilstundertheblueitbecamearosered,whichinaboutthreeweekschangedintogreen。
  Manyotherexperimentsofasimilarnaturehavebeentriedsincethattimewithlikeresults。
  "Inthesummerof1843,whenengagedinsomeexperimentsonpaperspreparedaccordingtotheprinciplesofMr。Talbot’scalotype,Ihadplacedinacameraobscuraapaperpreparedwiththebromideofsilverandgallicacid。
  Thecameraembracedapictureofaclearbluesky,stucco-frontedhouses,andagreenfield。Thepaperwasunavoidablyexposedforalongerperiodthanwasintended——aboutfifteenminutes,——averybeautifulpicturewasimpressed,which,whenheldbetweentheeyeandthelight,exhibitedacuriousorderofcolors。Theskywasofacrimsonhue,thehousesofaslatyblue,andthegreenfieldsofabrickredtint。
  Surelytheseresultsappeartoencouragethehope,thatwemayeventuallyarriveataprocessbywhichexternalnaturemaybemadetoimpressitsimagesonpreparedsurfaces,inallthebeautyoftheirnativecoloration。"
  PHOTOGRAPHICDEVIATIONS。
  Beforetakingleaveofthesubjectofphotogenicdrawing,Imustmentiononeortwofacts,whichmaybeofessentialservicetooperators。
  IthasbeenobservedbyDaguerre,andothers,inEurope,andprobablybysomeofourownartists,thatthesuntwohoursafterithaspassedthemeridian,ismuchlesseffectiveinthephotographicprocess,thanitistwohoursprevioustoitshavingreachedthatpoint。
  Thismaydependuponanabsorptivepoweroftheair,whichmayreasonablybesupposedtobemorechargedwithvaportwohoursbeforenoon。
  Thefuseofthehygrometermaypossiblyestablishthetruthorfalsityofthissupposition。Thefact,however,ofabetterresultbeingproducedbeforenoonbeingestablished,personswishingtheirportraitstaken,willseetheadvantageofobtaininganearlysitting,iftheywishgoodpictures。
  Ontheotherhand,ifthesuppositionabovementionedprovetrue,atooearlysittingmustbeavoided。
  Ifwetakeaconsiderablethicknessofadensepurplefluid,as,forinstance,asolutionoftheammonia-sulphateofcopper,weshallfindthatthequantityoflightisconsiderablydiminished,atleastfour-fifthsoftheluminousraysbeingabsorbed,whilethechemicalrayspermeateitwiththegreatestfacility,andsensitivepreparationsareaffectedbyitsinfluence,notwithstandingthedeficiencyoflight,nearlyaspowerfullyasifexposedtotheundecomposedsunbeams。
  Itwasfirstimaginedthat"underthebrilliantsunandclearskiesofthesouth,photographicpictureswouldbeproducedwithmuchgreaterquicknessthantheycouldbeintheatmosphereofParis。
  Itisfound,however,thatamuchlongertimeisrequired。
  EvenintheclearandbeautifullightofthehigherAlps,ithasbeenprovedthattheproductionofthephotographicpicturerequiresmanyminutesmore,evenwiththemostsensitivepreparations,thanitdoesinLondon。
  IthasalsobeenfoundthatunderthebrilliantlightofMexico,twentyminutes,andhalfanhour,arerequiredtoproduceeffectswhichinEnglandwouldoccupybutaminute;andtravellersengagedincopyingtheantiquitiesofYucatanhaveonseveraloccasionsabandonedtheuseofthephotographiccamera,andtakentotheirsketchbooks。
  Dr。Draper*hasobservedasimilardifferencebetweenthechemicalactionoflightinNewYorkandVirginia。ThiscanbeonlyexplainedbythesuppositionthattheintensityofthelightandheatoftheseclimesinterfereswiththeactionoftheENERGICraysonthosesensitivepreparationswhichareemployed。
  *Iwouldheretakeoccasiontoremarkthatourcountryman,Dr。Draper,isveryfrequentlyquotedbyMr,Huutinhis"Researches。"
  LUNARPICTURES——DRUMMONDLIGHT。
  TheRomanAstronomersstatethattheyhaveprocuredDaguerreotypeimpressionsoftheNebulaoftheswordofOrion。
  SignorRondinihasasecretmethodofreceivingphotographicimagesonlithographicstone;onsuchapreparedstonetheyhavesucceededinimpressinganimageoftheNebulaanditsstars;"andfromthatstonetheyhavebeenenabledtotakeimpressionsonpaper,unlimitedinnumber,ofsingularbeauty,andofperfectprecision。"
  Experimentshave,however,provedthat"noheatingpowerexistsinthemoon’srays,andthatlunarlightwillnotactchemicallyupontheiduretofsilver。"
  Itwasatonetimesupposedthatterrestrialorartificiallightpossessednochemicalrays,butthisisincorrect——Mr。Brandediscoveredthatalthoughtheconcentratedlightofthemoon,orthelightevenofolefiantgas,howeverintense,hadnoeffectonchlorideofsilver,oronamixtureofchlorideandhydrogen,yetthelightemittedbyelecterizedcharcoalblackensthesalt。
  AttheRoyalPolytechnicInstitutionpictureshavebeentakenbymeansofsensitivepaperacteduponbytheDrummondLight;
  butitmustofcoursebedistinctlyunderstood,thattheyareinferiortothosetakenbythelightofthesun,ordiffuseddaylight。
  Ifouroperatorscouldmanagetoproducegoodpicturesinthiswaytheywouldputmoneyintheirpockets,asmanywhocannotfindtimeduringthedaywouldresorttotheirroomsatnight。
  Ithrowoutthehintinhopessomeonewillmaketheexperiment。
  Ihavelearned,sincetheabovewaswritten,thatanoperatorinBostonsucceededashorttimesinceinprocuringverygoodpicturesbytheaidoftheDrummondLight;butthattheintensityofthelightfallingdirectlyuponthesitter’sfacecausedgreatdifficulty,andheabandonedit。
  Thismay,probably,beremediedbyinterposingascreenofverythintissuepapertingedslightlyofabluishcolor。
  CHAP。XII。
  ONCOLORINGDAGUERREOTYPES。
  Nearly,ifnotquiteallthevariouscolorsusedinpaintingmaybemadefromthefiveprimitivecolors,black,white,blue,redandyellow,butfortheDaguerreanartistitwouldbethebestpolicytoobtainsuchasarerequiredbytheirartalreadyprepared。Inamajorityofcases,thefollowingwillbefoundsufficient,viz。
  Carmine。
  PrussianBlue。
  White。
  ChromeYellow,Gamboge,YellowOchre;orallthree。*
  *Gambogeisbestfordrapery;Ochrefortheface。
  LightRed。
  Indigo。
  BurntSienna。
  Bistre,orBurntUmber。
  If,incoloringanypartofalady’sorgentleman’sapparel,itisfoundnecessarytoproduceothertintsandshades,thefollowingcombinationsmaybeused:
  Orange——Mixyellowwithred,makingitdarkerorlighterbyusingmoreorlessred。
  Purple——ThisismadewithPrussianblue,orindigoandred。
  CarmineandPrussianblueproducingtherichestcolor,whichmaybedeepenedintheshadowsbyaslightadditionofindigoorbrown。
  Greens——Prussianblueandgambogemakesaveryfinegreen,whichmaybevariedtosuitthetasteofthesitteroroperator,bylargerportionsofeither,orbyaddingwhite,burntsienna,indigo,andred,asthecasemayrequire。
  Thesecombinations,underdifferentmodifications,givealmostendlessvarietiesofgreen。
  Brown——Maybemadeofdifferentshadesofumber,carmineandlamp-black。
  Neutraltint——Iscomposedofindigoandlamp-black。
  Crimson——Mixcarmineandwhite,deepeningtheshadedpartsofthepicturewithadditionalcarmine。
  FleshColor——Thebestrepresentativeoffleshcolorislightred,brightenedinthemoreglowingorwarmerparts,withcarmine,softenedoffinthelighterportionswithwhite,andshadedwithpurpleandburntsienna。
  LeadColor——Mixindigoandwhiteinproportionstosuit。
  Scarlet——Carmineandlightred。
  ForJewelrycupsofgoldandsilverpreparationsaccompanyeachboxforDaguerreotypists,ormaybeprocuredseparately。
  ThemethodoflayingcolorsonDaguerreotypesisoneofconsiderabledifficulty,inasmuchastheyareusedintheformofperfectlydryimpalpablepowder。Theauthorofthislittleworkisnowexperimenting,inorder,ifpossible,todiscoversomemoreeasy,artisticandunexceptionablemethod。
  Ifsuccessful,theresultwillbepublishedinafutureedition。
  TherulesweshallgiveforcoloringDaguerreotypesdepends,andarefounded,uponthoseobservedinminiaturepainting,andareintendedmoreashintstoDaguerreanartists,inhopesofleadingthemtoattemptimprovements,thanasinstructionswhollytobeobserved。
  Thewriterisconfidentthatsomecompoundoringredientmayyetbediscoveredwhich,whenmixedwiththecolors,willgiveamoredelicate,pleasing,andnaturalappearancetothepicturethanisderivedfromthepresentmodeoflayingthemon,whichinhisestimationismorelikeplasteringthancoloring。
  INCOLORINGDAGUERREOTYPES,theprincipalshadesoftheheadaretobemadewithbistre,mixedwithburntsienna,touchingsomeplaceswithamixtureofcarmineandindigo。
  Thefleshtintsareproducedbytheuseoflightred,deepenedtowardstheshadedpartswithyellowochre,blueandcarminemixedwithindigo,whilethewarmer,ormorehighlycoloredpartshaveaslightexcessofcarmineorlake。
  Colortheshadesaboutthemouthandneckwithyellowochre,blue,andaverylittlecarmine,heighteningthecolorofthelipswithcarmineandlightred,lettingthelightredpredominateontheupper,andthecarmineonthelowerlip;
  theshadesinthecornerofthemouthbeingtouchedslightlywithburntsienna,mixedwithcarmine。
  Incoloringtheeyes,theartistwillofcoursebeguidedbynature,observingaverydelicatetouchinlayingonthecolors,soastopreserveasmuchtransparencyaspossible。Aslighttouchofblue——
  ultramarinewouldbebestifitwouldadheretotheDaguerreotypeplate——
  inthewhitesoftheeyeneartheiris,willproduceagoodeffect。
  Incoloringtheheadsofmenitwillbenecessarytousethedarkertintswithmorefreedom,accordingtothecomplexionofthesitter。
  Forwomen,thewarmertintsshouldpredominate,andinordertogivethattransparencysouniversalwiththesoftersex——
  andwhichgivessomuchlovelinessandbeautytotheface——
  alittlewhitemaybejudiciouslyintermingledwiththeredtintsaboutthelighterportionsoftheface。
  Intakingapictureofaladywithlightorauburnhair,bytheDaguerreanprocess,muchofthebeautyofthefaceisdestroyed,onaccountoftheimperfectmannerinwhichlightconveystheimageoflightobjectstothespectrumofthecamera。
  Thismaybeobviatedinsomemeasurebypropercoloring。
  Todothis,touchtheshadedpartswithburntsiennaandbistre,fillingupthelighterportionswithyellowochre,delicatetouchesofburntsienna,andinthosepartswhichnaturallyhaveabluishtint,addverydelicatetouchesofpurple——
  sodelicateinfactashardlytobeperceived。Therootsofthehairattheforeheadshouldalsobetouchedwithblue,andtheeyebrowsnearthetemplesmadeofapinkishtint。
  Thechinofawomanisnearlyofthesamecolorasthecheeksinthemostglowingparts。Inmenitisstronger,andofabluishtint,inordertoproducetheeffectgivenbythebeard。
  Inportraitsofwomen——themiddletintsonthesideofthelight,whichareperceivedonthebosomandarms,aremadeofaslightmixtureofochre,blueandlake,(orcarmine),towhichadd,ontheshadedsides,ochre,bistreandpurple,thelatterinthedarkerparts。
  Thetintsofthehandsshouldbethesameastheotherpartsoftheflesh,theendsofthefingersbeingalittlepinkishandthenailsofaviolethue。
  Ifanyportionofthefleshypartsisshadedbyportionsofthedress,orbythepositionofthehand,thisshadeshouldbecoloredwithumbermixedwithpurple。
  TOCOLORTHEDRAPERY。——VioletVelvet——UsepurplemadeofPrussianblueandcarmine,touchinguptheshadedpartswithindigoblue。
  GreenVelvet——MixPrussianblueandred-orpiment,shadewithpurple,andtouchupthelightswithalittlewhite。
  RedVelvet——Mixaverylittlebrownwithcarmine,shadingwithpurple,markingthelightsinthestrongestpartswithpurecarmine,andtouchthemostbrilliantslightlywithwhite。
  WhiteFeathers——Maybeimprovedbydelicatelytouchingtheshadedpartswithalittlebluemixedwithwhite。
  Whitemuslin,linen,lace,satin,silk,etc。,mayalsobecoloredinthesameway,beingcarefulnottolaythecolorontooheavily。
  FURS——RedFursmaybeimitatedbyusinglightredandalittlemasticot,shadedwithumber。GrayFurs——blackandwhitemixedandshadedwithbistre。
  Sable——whiteshadedlightlywithyellowochre。
  Thesefewdirectionsarequitesufficientfortheart,anditisquiteunnecessaryformetopursuethesubjectfurther。
  Iwould,however,remarkthattheDaguerreotypistswouldfinditgreatlytotheiradvantagetovisitthestudiesofourbestartists,ourpublicgalleriesofpaintings,andstatuary,andwhereverelsetheycanobtainasightoffinepaintings,andstudythevariousstylesofcoloring,atitudes,foldsofdraperyandotherpointsoftheart。
  IncoloringDaguerreotypes,artistswillfindthemagnifyingglassofmuchadvantageindetectinganyimperfectionsintheplateorintheimage,whichmayberemediedbythebrush。
  Inselectingbrusheschoosethosemostsusceptibleofafinepoint,whichmaybeescertainedbywettingthembetweenthelips,orinaglassofwater。
  CHAP。XIII。
  THEPHOTOGRAPHOMETER。
  Thelastnumber(forMarch,1849)ofthe"LondonArt-Journal,givesthefollowingdescriptionofarecentimprovementinPhotographicManipulation,andasIamdesirousoffurnishingeverythingnewintheart,Istopthepresstoaddit,entire,tomywork。
  "Sincethephotographicpowerofthesolarraysbearsnodirectrelationtotheirluminousinfluence,itbecomesaquestionofconsiderableimportancetothosewhopracticethebeautifulartofphotography,tohavethemeansofreadilymeasuringtheeverchangingactivityofthisforce。Severalplansmoreorlesssuccessful,havebeendevisedbySirJohnHerschel,Messrs。Jordan,ShawandHunt。
  Theinstrument,however,whichisnowbroughtforwardbyMr。Claudet,whoiswellknownasoneofourmostsuccessfulDaguerreotypists,appearsadmirablysuitedtoallthosepurposeswhichthepracticalmanrequires。Thegreatdifficultywhichcontinuallyannoysthephotographicamateurandartist,isthedeterminationofthesensibilityofeachtabletemployed,relativelytotheamountofradiation,luminousandchemical,withwhichheisworking。
  WiththephotographometerofMr。Claudetthisiseasilyascertained。
  Thefollowingwoodcutsandconcisedescriptionwillsufficientlyindicatethisusefulandsimpleapparatus。
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  "Foraninstrumentofthiskinditisimportantinthefirstplacetohaveamotionalwaysuniform,withoutcomplicatedorexpensivemechanism。Thisisobtainedbymeansfoundedupontheprincipleofthefallofbodiesslidingdownaninclinedplane。
  Thesensitivesurfaceisexposedtothelightbytherapidanduniformpassageofametalplate,A,B,(Fig。31,)havingopeningsofdifferentlength,whichfollowageometricprogression。
  Itisevidentthattheexposuretolightwillbethesameforeachexperiment,becausetheplatefurnishedwiththeproportionalopeningsfallsalwayswiththesamerapidity,theheightofthefallbeingconstant,andtheangleoftheinclinedplanethesame。
  Eachopeningofthismoveableplateallowsthelighttopassduringthesamespaceoftime,andtheeffectuponthesensitivesurfaceindicatesexactlytheintensityofthechemicalrays。
  Therapidityofthefallmaybeaugmentedordiminishedbyalteringtheinclinationoftheplanebymeansofagraduatedarc,C,D,(Fig。30,)furnishedwithascrew,E,bywhichitmaybefixedatanyangle。Thesameresultmaybeobtainedbymodifyingtheheightofthefallortheweightofthemoveableplate。
  Thephotogenicsurface,whether[hipho_31。gif]
  itbetheDaguerreotypeplate,theTalbotypepaper,oranyotherpreparationsensitivetolight,isplacednearthebottomoftheinclinedplane,F。Itiscoveredbyathinplateofmetal,piercedwithcircularholes,whichcorrespondtotheopeningsofthemoveableplateatthemomentofthepassageofthelatter,duringwhichthesensitivesurfacereceivesthelightwhereverthecircularholesleaveitexposed。
  "Thepartoftheapparatuswhichcontainsthesensitivesurfaceisanindependentframe,anditslidesfromadarkboxintoanopeningonthesideoftheinclinedplane。
  "Acoveringofblackclothimpermeabletolightis,attachedtothesidesofthemoveableplate,envelopingthewholeinclinedplane,rollingfreelyovertworollers,R,R,placedtheoneattheupperandtheotheratthelowerpartoftheinclinedplane。
  Thisclothpreventsthelightstrikingthesensitivesurfacebeforeandafterthepassageofthemoveableplate。
  "Itwillbeseenthatthisapparatusenablestheexperimentalisttoascertainwithgreatprecisiontheexactlengthoftimewhichisrequiredtoproduceagivenamountofactinicchangeuponanysensitivephotographicsurface,whetheronmetalorpaper。
  Althoughatpresentsomecalculationisnecessarytodeterminethedifferencebetweenthetimewhichisnecessaryforexposureindirectradiation,andtotheactionofthesecondaryradiationsofthecameraobscura;thisis,however,averysimplematter,anditappearstousexceedinglyeasytoadaptaninstrumentofthisdescriptiontothecameraitself。
  "BythisinstrumentMr。Claudethasalreadydeterminedmanyveryimportantpoints。Amongothers,hehasprovedthatonthemostsensitiveDaguerreotypeplateanexposureof。0001
  partofasecondissufficienttoproduceadecidedeffect。
  "Regardingphotographyasanauxiliaryaidtotheartistofnomeanvalue,wearepleasedtorecordadescriptionofaninstrumentwhich,withoutbeingcomplicated,promisestobeexceedinglyuseful。Inthisopinionwearenotsingular;
  atarecentmeetingofthePhotographicClub,towhichthisinstrumentwasexhibited,itwaswithmuchrealsatisfactionthatwelearnedthatseveralofourmosteminentartistswerenoweagerandmostsuccessfulstudentsinPhotography。
  Thebeautifulproductionsofthemoreprominentmembersofthisclubexcitedtheadmirationofall,particularlythecopiesofarchitecturalbeauties,andsmallbitsoflandscape,byMessrs。
  CundellandOwen。Wethinkthatnowtheartistseestheadvantagehemayderivefromtheaidofscience,thatbothwillgainbytheunion。"
  Ihopetheabovedescriptionwillinduceourtownsman,Mr。Roach,tosuccessfullyproduceaninstrumentthatwillmeetthewantsofourartistsinthatpartoftheDaguerreanprocessreferredto。
  FINIS。
  INDEX。
  AcceleratingLiquids。65
  Amphitype。116
  Anthotype。113
  Apparatus。Daguerreotype。43
  Calotype97
  Photogenic87
  ApplicationofPhotogenicDrawing。95
  ApplyingtheSensitive。64
  BringingoutthePicture。71
  BromineBox。51
  Chlorideof68
  Roach’sTrippleCompoundof67
  water。65
  BromideofIodine。67
  ofLime。68
  Paper。91
  ofsilver。35
  Brushes。88
  BuffSticks。60
  Calotypeprocess。97
  paper。ExposureinCameraof100
  Pictures。Bringingoutib。
  Fixing101
  Camera。Descriptionofthe43
  Stand。49
  Woodbridge’sib。
  Calotype。50
  Voigtlander45
  ChlorideofBromine。68
  ofGold。36
  tomakeasolutionof75
  ofIodine。66
  ofSilver。31
  Chromatype。112
  Chrysotype。106
  CleaningandPolishingtheplate。61
  CoatingBoxes。51
  ColorBoxes。53
  ColoredDaguerreotypesonCopper。77
  ColoringthePicture。76
  Daguerreotypes。129
  ConcaveMirrors。19
  ConvexMirrors19
  CorchorusJaponica。37
  CrayonDaguerreotypes。120
  Cyanotype109
  DaguerreotypeApparatus。43
  Process。61
  Plates。62
  Daguerreotypes。Crayon77
  onpaper81
  Dedication。iiiDefinitionsoftermsusedinoptics,15
  Differentmethodsofpreparingphotogenicpaper。89
  DirectionsforuseofGalvanicBattery。58
  Distilledwater88
  Drummondlight。128
  DrySensitive。68
  Dryingapparatus。72
  Effectsoflightonbodies25
  Energiatype111
  EtchingDaguerreotypes。83
  Fifthoperation。Fixingthepicture。61
  Firstoperation。Cleaningtheplate61
  Fluoricacid。69
  Fourthoperation-Bringingoutthepicture。71
  Funnels。53
  GalvanicBattery。57
  Solutionforuseof58
  Gildingstand。53
  thepicture。74
  Gold。Chlorideof36
  Tomakesolutionof75
  Hyposulphite;orSaltof74
  Preparationof。36
  Gurney’sSensitive。67
  HeadRests。57
  HintsandSuggestions。39
  HistoryofPhotography。3
  HungarianLiquid。69
  Hygrometers。55
  HyposulphiteofGold。74
  ofSoda。28
  InstantaneouspicturesbymeansofGalvanism。77
  Introduction。iIodine,Dry64
  Chlorideof66
  Bromideof67
  Box。51
  Iodideofsilver。32
  loduretofsilver。33
  IodizethePlate。To64
  IodizedPaperforCalotypes。Toprepare98
  TopreparefortheCameraib。
  Lamps,Spirit53
  Light。Theoryon14
  Motionof16
  Reflectionof17
  Refractionof20
  onbodies。Effectsof25
  Prismaticanalysisof22
  Lime,Bromideof68
  LunarPictures。127
  Mead’sAccelerator。68
  MercuryBath50
  NitrateofSilver。89
  OxideofSilver。29
  OncoloringDaguerreotypes129
  OntheprobabilityofProducingcoloredPhotographs。123
  Paper。blotting;orbibulous,88
  Daguerreotypes。81
  preparationof89
  suitableforPhotographs。87
  PhotogenicdrawingonibPhotographicprinciple,the22
  Photographicprocessonpaper。92
  drawing。Applicationof95
  Tofixthe93
  deviations。126
  Photographometer,The135
  PlateSupport。59
  Blocks。50
  Vice。51
  Poppy,TheRed37
  Porcelaindishes。59
  PositiveCalotype104
  Preface。vPreparationofIodizedPaper。98
  ofGold。36
  PrismaticSpectrum。22
  AnalysisofLight。ibReflectionofLight。17
  RefractionofLight。20
  Roach’sTrippleCompoundofBromine。67
  SandClock。70
  Sealingpaper。Tomake77
  Secondoperation。94
  Sensitive。ibSilver。Bromideof35
  Clorideof31
  Iodideof32
  Ioduretof33
  Nitrateof89
  Oxideof28
  SolutionofChlorideof59
  Sixthoperation。74
  SodaHyposulphiteof72
  SolarandStellarLight。21
  Stillforpurifyingwater,54
  SubmittingthePlatetotheactionofLight69
  SynopsisofMr。Hunt’sTreatiseonLight,29
  TalbotypeCamera。50
  TheoryonLight。14
  Thirdoperation。69
  WallFlower。37