Re: Atget

Peter Marshall (petermarshall@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Mon, 13 Mar 95 18:55 GMT

In-Reply-To: <v01510102ab886fb34a53@[156.34.155.21]>
>>I don't know if albumen paper is still available commercially - it was

>No. Guilleminot was the actual manufacturer, in France, and closed their
>doors a few months ago. CAW is looking for another manufacturer.

>Luis Nadeau

According to the article, some of the prints were done using matt albumen
paper. This is fairly easy to make at home - directions are in The
Albumen & Salted Paper Book by James Reilly, 1979 - long out of print but
possibly available through a library. It gives interesting results.

Peter