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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Anderson, Christina Z., author.
Title: Cyanotype : the blueprint in contemporary practice / Christina Z. Anderson.
Description: London; New York : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Contemporary practices in alternative process photography series | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018049120 | ISBN 9781138338845 (hbk : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781138338838 (pbk : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780429441417 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Blueprinting. | Photography, Artistic.
Classification: LCC TR415 .A53 2019 | DDC 770--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018049120
Typeset in Adobe Caslon Pro and Century Gothic
by Christina Z. Anderson
Cover image: Spring Breeze © Sam Wang 2018
Publisher’s Note:
This book has been prepared from camera-ready copy provided by the author.
Also by Christina Z. Anderson:
The Experimental Photography Workbook (2012)
Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processes (2013)
Handcrafted: The Art and Practice of the Handmade Print (2014, 2015)
1st edition Chinese only, 2nd with an English insert, coauthors Jianming, King, Wang
Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice (2017)
Salted Paper Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists (2018)
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