You say:
". This, along with the unique image
colour and tonal range
of albumen prints (matt or glossy) are IMO worthy of keeping alive as you
say."
I take your point.
", my preference is to
strive for prints that can render as much lens information as I can get.
Matt finished prints reduce the tonal range and supress detail. To each
his/her own."
My experience shows that mat arrowroot will produce prints which render metallic
shiny surface as such in the final print, together with velvety blacks in the
shadows, which makes me uncertain whether to agree with your comment on mat
albumen.
Be that as it may, I intend to include the straight albumen print in my plans
for next term using your glass method of 'floating'. I will also see if the
brush method works for the glossy albumen print.
The brush method works if you ensure that you get an even coverage. To do so
you have to load the brush well and apply the salted albumen and sensitiser in
overlapping parallel strokes.
I am sure we would agree that there is no one right way of doing practically
anything. I was not denigrating your methods. I was suggesting an alternative
approach for those who wish to coat one or two sheets rather than fifty.
Thank you for the information.
Terry