Chapter III: Preface: vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ix

INTRODUCTION.

Daguerre at a _séance_ of the French Academy, Aug., 1839 1

Retrospect of work done by Photography since 1839 2

Influence of Photography on the Glyptic and Pictorial Arts, 5
and _vice versâ_

Aim of this book 8

The Naturalistic School of Photography 8

A word to artists 9

The three branches of Photography—Artistic, Scientific, and
Industrial:—

A. Art Division 10

B. Science Division 11

C. Industrial Division 11

“Professional and Amateur” photographers 12

A College of Photography 13

The Future of Photography 13

BOOK I.

TERMINOLOGY AND ARGUMENT.