ANNA ATKINS. CYANOTYPES. 45TH ED.

At the dawn of the Victorian era, in her open-air laboratory in Halstead, Kent, Anna Atkins embarked on a radical experiment to document botanical species using an entirely new artistic medium. The inimitable cyanotypes of algae and ferns that she created became the first books to feature photographic images. Striking yet ethereal, these albums are a perfect synthesis of art and science. Although the cyanotype technique was discovered by her friend John Herschel, Atkins was the first to realize both its practical utility for her own i...[Read more]