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Calotype

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Photographic Processes | The Calotype

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How was it made? Calotypes | V&A

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Calotype Paper Photographic Process

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Calotype or Paper Negatives - Iodizing the paper negative

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Retouching the Archive: Encountering the Paper Calotype

Calotype or talbotype is an early photographic process introduced in 1841 by William Henry Fox Talbot, using paper coated with silver iodide. The term calotype comes from the Greek καλός (kalos), "beautiful", and τύπος (tupos), "impression".
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