The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839-1855 An Exhibition Catalogue on CD-Rom The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,

This CD-ROM is issued in conjunction with the exhibition "The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839-1855", held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 23, 2003, through January 4, 2004. Includes: The Daguerreotype as Object Francoise Reynaud Daguerre's Black Box Andre Gunthert The Splendors and Mysteries of the Camera Obscura: Critical Reaction to the daguerreotype Dominique Planchon-de Font-Reaulx "An Industrial Sector of Considerable Size: the Economics of the Daguerreotype in Paris, 1839-50 Quentin Bajac The Daguerreotype in the French Provinces: An Unending Story Sylvain Morand The "Observational Evidence" of Daguerreotypes in Anthropology Christine Barthe The Daguerreotype on Trial: The Decline of Daguerreotype in France Paul-Louis Roubert Reversals of Fortune Stephen C. Pinson Catalogue Anthology of Historical Documents The Daguerreotype Process (video) Chronology Bibliography Index of Names and Terms Photograph Credits