What's in a name?

j.r.anderson ()
Tue, 14 January 1997 8:37 AM

I recently saw some rather good jstrain@iquest.net (positive image) prints that were described
as "calotypes". I was under the impression that this work was only really
supposed to be applied to Fox Talbot's method for making negatives, and
that the positive was supposed to be called a salt print, even if the
chemistry used is 100% identical. At this risk of starting "The War of the
Words", can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks,

Jonathan

PS I posted this yesterday, but as it did not come back to me via the list
I assume that it has got lost in the ether, hence I am reposting it.
Apologies to anyone who gets it twice!

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