From 1879 onwards, the gelatin silver bromide process gradually became the dominant photographic method, and companies dedicated to the manufacture of photographic plates and papers began to emerge in the main countries of Europe and America.
Spain, with no tradition in the manufacture of photographic materials, became an ideal market for the distribution and sale of these foreign brands. However, as the consumption of plates and papers grew, voices began to emerge denouncing the large amount of foreign currency that was leaving the country for this reason, and at the same time, demanding the creation of a domestic photographic industry. This book explains the attempts to establish such an industry, its successes, and its failures.
The book has a well-researched text and is extensively illustrated. It provides a model for long overdue national studies of sensitised materials manufacture.
El Gelatino-Bromuro en España [1879-1939]. La fabricación de placas y papeles fotográficos
Salvador Tió Sauleda
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