The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

nil

Object within Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

Object details

Alternate titles

From "The Pencil of Nature", fascicle 3, May 1845

Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 31 Jan 1845

Image size: h 16.6cm x w 14.3cm

Paper size: h 23.0cm x w 18.8cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Inscription: in pencil verso (possibly in Henneman's hand): This one has been up in the window two days [this & two days underlined]; in ink verso: LA9

Provenance:
Harrison D. Horblit (HH1737)

Owner: Houghton Library, Harvard University

Object owner number: Horblit TypPr 805.T820.003 Sz1

Collection: Harrison D. Horblit Collection Of Early Photography

This object is part of Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

In the text that accompanies plate IX of 'The Pencil of Nature', Talbot informs us that the original book page he photographed was written in Norman french and relates to statutes of King Richard II.

A Talbot project blog post has been dedicated to this photograph.