Object within Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

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

Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 31 Jan 1845

Image size: h 16.7cm x w 14.3cm

Paper size: h 22.5cm x w 18.9cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Owner: National Gallery of Canada

Object owner number: 33524

Collection: Canadian Photography Institute

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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.

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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

This object is part of Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

Other objects within this record