The Art and Practice of Silver Printing
by Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney H. P. Robinson
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This vintage book contains a detailed instructional treatise on silver printing. Profusely illustrated and full of simple instructions and helpful tips, The Art And Practice Of Silver Printing will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in the subject. Although old, much of the information within this book is timeless and will be of ample benefit to modern readers. Contents include: Preliminary Experiments, Preparation of Albumenized Paper, The Sensitizing Bath, How to Keep the Sensitizing Bath in Order, Silvering the Paper, Washed Sensitive Paper, Cutting Paper, Printin...
Chapters (154)
- The Art and Practice of Silver Printing
- PREFACE.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. THEORY OF SILVER PRINTING.
- PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTS.
- CHAPTER II. PREPARATION OF ALBUMENIZED PAPER.
- CHAPTER III. THE SENSITIZING BATH FOR ALBUMENIZED PAPER.
- CHAPTER IV. HOW TO KEEP THE SENSITIZING BATH IN ORDER.
- CHAPTER V. APPLYING THE SILVERING SOLUTION TO THE ALBUMENIZED PAPER.
- CHAPTER VI. WASHED SENSITIVE PAPER.
- CHAPTER VII. CUTTING PAPER.
- CHAPTER VIII. PRINTING-FRAMES.
- CHAPTER IX. PREPARING A LANDSCAPE NEGATIVE FOR PRINTING.
- CHAPTER X. PRINTING THE LANDSCAPE PICTURE.
- CHAPTER XI. PREPARING THE PORTRAIT NEGATIVE.
- CHAPTER XII. VIGNETTING
- CHAPTER XIII. ARTISTIC METHODS OF PRINTING THE PORTRAIT.
- CHAPTER XIV. COMBINATION PRINTING.
- CHAPTER XV. TONING THE PRINT.
- CHAPTER XVI. FIXING THE PRINT.
- CHAPTER XVII. WASHING THE PRINT.
- CHAPTER XVIII. PRINTING ON PLAIN PAPER.
- CHAPTER XIX. PRINTING ON RESINIZED PAPER.
- CHAPTER XX. PRINTING ON GELATINO-CHLORIDE EMULSION PAPER.
- CHAPTER XXI. DRYING THE PRINTS.
- CHAPTER XXII. MOUNTING PHOTOGRAPHS.
- CHAPTER XXIII. DEFECTS IN PRINTS.
- CHAPTER XXIV. ENCAUSTIC PASTE.
- CHAPTER XXV. ENAMELLING PRINTS.
- CHAPTER XXVI. CAMEO PRINTS.
- APPENDIX.
- Reduction of Over-Exposed Prints.
- Utilization of Silver Residues.
- To Print from Weak and Hard Negatives.
- To Make Gold Tri-Chloride [AU CL3].
- To Make Silver Nitrate.
- FOOTNOTES
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