[photo-3d] Re: New 3D book -Paris in 3D

[King3ddd@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 00-12-09 07:46:33 EST, Carel writes
<< till the end of this year there is an exhibition in museum carvalet paris
 called   paris in 3d
 the catalogue I saw yesterday and it is unbelieveble beautiful>>
 
I was unable to enter the website given in the posting I quoted but it just 
so happens that I was in "A Photographer's Place" earlier today and I saw 
this book.  I started looking through it and could not believe the quality.  
This is a "Museum" quality piece!  It is a 10 by 12 hardcover with a 4 X 6 
lenticular of the Eifel Tower on the cover.  There are 291 pages with over 
350 illustrations,mostly stereo pairs, stereo cards, and anaglyphs.  The book 
is printed on high gloss paper and all the illustrations are superb!   There 
is even magic trick type insert where you pull out a tissue view and it 
changes from black and white to color, as if you held the tissue view to the 
light.  This is a scholarly work produced with funds from various libraries, 
museums, institutes, and private organizations.  There are 3 major chapters:  
The Golden age of Stereoscopy - 1850 -1880,   New ways of creating 3D images 
- 1880 -1940, and The Modern Age - 1940 - 2000.  Each chapter ends with a 
chronology and the book ends with a section on Sources and Bibliography (over 
150 sources are listed),  Biographies of the authors ( of which there are 
15), a glossary, and an index.
Every possible 3D topic is discussed in depth (so to speak),  history, 
cameras, formats(anaglyph, hologram, lenticular, Chromadepth, computer 
generated,) etc.  Anyway, I am sure there will be much more said about this 
book.  The price is $75 and Photographer's Place only had 2 copies, one of 
which I purchased.  I do not know of any other sources at this time.  The 
next caller to Photographer's Place can purchase their other copy 
(212-431-9358.)  The owner, Harvey Zucker, said he would look into ordering 
more copies if there was interest.  If the price were double or even triple 
it would not be out of line.  A 3D book such as this is a rare find.  If 
there is anyone who has more information regarding this book, please let us 
know.
Sheldon Aronowitz