John,
on behalf of the list membership could I ask you to point to sources for the information you give. I'm not questioning the accuracy; just wonder where it came from and what else might be found there?
Peter
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From: The list of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and the Society for Textual Scholarship on behalf of John Lupia
Sent: Wed 21/11/2007 22:11
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Subject: Re: Facsimile editions
Alexander Bain invented the photograph facsimile in
1842. By 1848 the rotating drum recorder was invented
by Frederick Bakewell in London.
There are probably no photographic facsimiles of books
before 1848, and they probably first emerged in the
1850's.
Tischendorf had published, Bibliorum codex sinaiticus
petropolitanus, a 4 volume facsimile in 1862.
John
--- Wim Van Mierlo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> Does anybody here know when the first
> photographically-reproduced facsimile of a book or
> manuscript was published?
>
> Facsimiles had been around since before the
> invention of photography, using other techniques
> such as etching, but I would like to know when
> photography came to play a role. The idea itself was
> indirectly suggested by Fox Talbot, who c. 1840s,
> produced a photograph of a manuscript of Byron's
> "Ode to Napoleon".
>
> Many thanks
> Wim
>
John N. Lupia III
New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon
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