Exhibition Themes > History of Science, Mathematics, Technology > 167. Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
167. Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851). Historique et description des procédés du daguerréotype et du diorama. Paris: Susse frères, 1839. RBML, Epstean Collection
Edward Epstean (1868-1945) began collecting books about the history and science of photography in order to aid his own work, beginning in 1892, as a pioneering photo-engraver. His collection was also focused on the applications of photography to the graphic arts, and is an important, though not widely known, addition to the rich holdings of the RBML pertaining to the art and technique of printing.
Gift of Edward Epstean, 1934
