Nineteenth-Century Photographs and Architecture: Documenting History, Charting Progress, and Exploring the World

Based on presentations at an international symposium held at the U. of Notre Dame and at Indiana University South Bend in 2010, 14 contributions address the topics announced in the title. A sampling: aesthetic perception in Jacob Burckhardt’s writings, American daguerreotype views, aerial views and panoramas, construction photography in the service of international public relations (French connections), photographing urban spaces (Berlin as example), Spanish architecture seen by foreign photographers, and Ernst Ohlmer’s 1873 photos of the European-style palaces in the Yuanmingyuan. Editor Micheline Nilsen is an art historian affiliated with Indiana U. South Bend. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)