>processing the surface looked more like cold press. The albumen's surface
>mimicked the surface of the paper and was "rougher" in appearance than
>prints on a smooth, thin paper. This may be why historically, albumin
>prints were on thin paper (for sharpness). Luis?
Not for sharpness as much as for cheapness. Good quality paper was always
expensive and for decades in America, had to be imported from Europe.
Another factor is that albumen prints were meant to be mounted so why go
for a thick paper that would cause more curl on the carte-de-visite and
other cards, or album pages?
Luis Nadeau
NADEAUL@NBNET.NB.CA
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada