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− | A photographic printing | + | A photographic [[printing out paper]] widely used from about 1850-1890. Albumen paper was invented by Louis Desiré Blanquart and presented to the French Academy of Sciences in 1850. Blanquart used a thin layer of egg white protein to disperse and bind photosensitive salts. Egg white was whipped then allowed to settle to a liquid; this formed a homogeneous liquid which was mixed with small amounts of salt (usually [[sodium chloride]] or [[ammonium chloride]]) and [[citric acid]], then spread as a thin layer over a high quality cellulosic paper. After drying, the layer was activated by treatment with [[silver nitrate]] to form [[silver chloride]], a light sensitive compound. To create an image, a negative was placed in direct contact with the paper, then exposed to daylight. Once the development was complete, it was stopped by treating the paper with a fixing agent such as [[sodium thiosulfate]]. Albumen prints were a golden to purplish brown color with a glossy surface. It was replaced in the 1890s by [[silver gelatin paper]]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
− | albumen | + | albumen print; albumen photograph |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
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+ | James M. Reilly, The Albumen & Salted Paper Book: The history and practice of photographic printing, 1840-1895. Light Impressions Corporation. Rochester, 1980 | ||
Timothy Vitale, Paul Messier, "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Albumen Photographs" ''JAIC'' 33(3):279-99, 1994. | Timothy Vitale, Paul Messier, "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Albumen Photographs" ''JAIC'' 33(3):279-99, 1994. | ||
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* E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 Comment: dates of use = 1850-1890 | * E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 Comment: dates of use = 1850-1890 |
Revision as of 13:10, 29 April 2016
Description
A photographic Printing out paper widely used from about 1850-1890. Albumen paper was invented by Louis Desiré Blanquart and presented to the French Academy of Sciences in 1850. Blanquart used a thin layer of egg white protein to disperse and bind photosensitive salts. Egg white was whipped then allowed to settle to a liquid; this formed a homogeneous liquid which was mixed with small amounts of salt (usually Sodium chloride or Ammonium chloride) and Citric acid, then spread as a thin layer over a high quality cellulosic paper. After drying, the layer was activated by treatment with Silver nitrate to form Silver chloride, a light sensitive compound. To create an image, a negative was placed in direct contact with the paper, then exposed to daylight. Once the development was complete, it was stopped by treating the paper with a fixing agent such as Sodium thiosulfate. Albumen prints were a golden to purplish brown color with a glossy surface. It was replaced in the 1890s by Silver gelatin paper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
albumen print; albumen photograph
Additional Information
James M. Reilly, The Albumen & Salted Paper Book: The history and practice of photographic printing, 1840-1895. Light Impressions Corporation. Rochester, 1980
Timothy Vitale, Paul Messier, "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Albumen Photographs" JAIC 33(3):279-99, 1994.
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 Comment: dates of use = 1850-1890
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: final date of use = 1895
- Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997 Comment: Invented by Louis Desire Blanquart in the late 1840s and presented to the French Academy of Sciences on May 27, 1850.
- Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992 Comment: Debbie Hess Norris chapter; dates of use = 1855-1885
- Website address 1 Comment: Preservation 101 Glossary of Terms -invented in 1850 by Louis-Desire Blanquart-Evrard