Re: Fratelli Alanari - celloidine prints

[Kees Brandenburg <ctb@zeelandnet.nl>]

hello peter,

celloïdine prints have collodion (celloïdine) as the binder medium for 
the light sensitive layer in stead of albumen or gelatin

kees brandenburg

middelburg
the netherlands
polychrome.nl


On 10-sep-06, at 8:52, Peter McDonald wrote:

> I was doing my usual, very frequent, perambulations through a 
> secondhand bookshop a few days ago and picked up what could be either 
> a prospectus, a potted history, or catalogue for Fratelli Alinari. It 
> claims to be the oldest firm in the world in the field of 
> image-making, and is one of the few photographic museums in existence.
>
> What is really interesting is that a significant percentage of its 
> holdings (~1.5m images) are of an alternative form of printmaking (as 
> this list defines it). Most of the images are Italian in origin (they 
> do have a complete original set of  Camerawork), and include a couple 
> of a print type of which I have never come across before: celloidine 
> prints.
>
> Christopher James mentions the development of a celluloid backing for 
> film (by Eastman in 1884-5); the two prints in the book are dated 1900 
> and 1904. Would 'celloidine' be an early technical descriptor for the 
> Eastman celluloid development? or something different?
>
> Has any listmember visited Fratelli Alinari? and if so,  what did they 
> think of it?
>
> Just interested.
>
> Peter Mcdonald
> Canberra, Australia.