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Carmontelle's Landscape Transparencies
. De Brancion
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Description for Carmontelle's Landscape Transparencies
Hardcover. Louis de Carmontelle was an 18th-century French draftsman, painter, and garden designer. In 1783, he began painting a series of panoramas on translucent paper that, when cranked through a backlit viewing box gave viewers the experience of journeying through beautiful landscapes. This title offers glimpse into the beginnings of the moving image. Num Pages: 144 pages, 134 full-colour illustrations, plus 2 gatefolds. BIC Classification: AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 903.
Louis de Carmontelle was an eighteenth-century French draftsman, painter, and garden designer. In 1783, he began painting a series of panoramas on translucent paper that, when cranked through a backlit viewing box gave viewers the experience of journeying through beautiful landscapes.Drawing from both museum and private collections, Carmontelle's "Landscape Transparencies", re-creates the original viewing experience by leading the reader through a series of full-colour scenes and two stunning panoramic gatefolds, and in the process offers a lively analysis of eighteenth-century life and a rare glimpse into the very beginnings of the moving image.
Louis de Carmontelle was an eighteenth-century French draftsman, painter, and garden designer. In 1783, he began painting a series of panoramas on translucent paper that, when cranked through a backlit viewing box gave viewers the experience of journeying through beautiful landscapes.Drawing from both museum and private collections, Carmontelle's "Landscape Transparencies", re-creates the original viewing experience by leading the reader through a series of full-colour scenes and two stunning panoramic gatefolds, and in the process offers a lively analysis of eighteenth-century life and a rare glimpse into the very beginnings of the moving image.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780892369096
SKU
V9780892369096
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99-35
About . De Brancion
Laurence de Brancion is a successful author of several art related books.
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