The bluest of blues : Anna Atkins and the first book of photographs /
"After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
2019.
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| Summary: | "After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed illustrations and engravings, until the invention of cyanotype photography in 1842. Anna used this new technology in order to catalogue plant specimens--a true marriage of science and art. In 1843, Anna published the book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions with handwritten text and cyanotype photographs. It is considered the first book of photographs ever published."--Amazon.com. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781419725517 1419725513 |