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Project / Collection Talbot Collection Subject Religious Buildings Material Type Photographs

1. Talbot Photo 1(4)

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Talbot Photo 1(4)
Title:
Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
Inscribed K in ink at top left corner of sensitised side. View taken from inside the cloister yard, showing the northern section of the ivy-covered wall, with a row of perpendicular traceried arches; this is possibly the original trimmed negative that was used for plate 16 of The Pencil of Natu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 1840s
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Photo 1(6)

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Talbot Photo 1(6)
Title:
Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View from the south, looking across the lawn towards Sharington's tower, with two ladders leaning against the east wall. This is the original trimmed negative used for plate 19 of ThePencil of Nature. Prints from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(61) and Talbot Photo 6(19).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Feb 1845
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(8)
Title:
Melrose Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View of the abbey ruins from the graveyard; probably the original trimmed negative for plate 7 of Sun Pictures in Scotland (1845).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1844
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 1(12)

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Talbot Photo 1(12)
Title:
Christ Church College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View looking across the quadrangle of Christ Church College, with the cathedral spire rising on the skyline beyond. Prints from this trimmed negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(172-173).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(14)
Title:
St Mary's Church, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Inscribed in pencil: g. View of the church taken from the High Street, showing the windows along the nave and truncated spire. A print taken from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(182).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(18)
Title:
Chapel, All Souls College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View of entrance to the chapel, with the spire on the skyline beyond. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 1(20)

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Talbot Photo 1(20)
Title:
Oxford High Street with the Spire of St Mary's. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on sensitised side: g 29. View taken from an upper storey, looking diagonally across the High Street towards shops, with the spire of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin rising beyond. Some retouching in black ink in sky area.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(23)
Title:
King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View looking towards the exterior of the nave of King's College. For a print from this negative, see Talbot Photo 2(209). Trimmed negative on heavy paper, waxed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 1(51)

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Talbot Photo 1(51)
Title:
[West Front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A close-up view of the ivy-covered hall exterior with its gothic-style windows and section of the dual stairway. Prints made from this trimmed negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (308 -309).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(52)
Title:
[North Front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '3d May 1840'. Genre: Architectural Photography Photogenic camera negative of the north front of Lacock Abbey taken from the wood yard. Most of the detailing of the image is lost apart from the roofline. Trimmed negative with unevenly clipped corners....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
03 May 1840
Extent:
1 item