THE LUMIÈRE AUTOCHROME/ HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRESERVATION

The book then treats the technology of the autochrome, including the technical challenges of plate fabrication, described in step-by -step detail, and gives an account of autochrome manufacture. A final chapter provides in-depth recommendations concerning the prese rvation of these vulnerable objects. The appendix includes transcriptions and facsimile reproductions from the Lumière notebooks, as well as original patent documents.