Object within Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

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From "The Pencil of Nature", fascicle 2, January 1845

Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 31 Jan 1845

Image size: h 16.4cm x w 14.2cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: RE mount

Inscription: 9 in ink on mount, recto

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot (1871-1958), 26 March 1928

Owner: Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History

Object owner number: 3864.02.4

Collection: Photographic History Collection

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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 2, January 1845

This object is part of Schaaf no. 851

IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page.

Other objects within this record