An Early Album of the World
| Author | : Christine Barthe (ed.) |
| Publisher | : Art Book Magazine / Louvre Abu Dhabi |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2019-04-24T00:00:00+02:00 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9782821601260 |
| ISBN-13 | : 2821601263 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (263 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Early Album of the World written by Christine Barthe (ed.) and published by Art Book Magazine / Louvre Abu Dhabi. This book was released on 2019-04-24T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a broad selection of photographs from Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and other French partner museums, the exhibition catalogue explores the circumstances in which photography was introduced in Europe since 1839 and then practiced around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas by leading photographers like Jacques-Philippe Potteau, Isidore van Kinsbergen, Auguste Bartholdi, Désiré Charnay, Muhammad Sadiq Bey, Lala Deen Dayal, Abdullah Brothers and Timothy O’Sullivan. It also features a selection of historical texts on photography by prominent theologian and philosopher, the Emir Abd el-Kader.
