This work reveals more than a hundred pieces belonging to the José Félix Martos Causapé collection, while formulating some reflections on certain technical, sociological and iconographic aspects related to the world of photography. EXHAUSTED

Index

PRESENTATION: 7

FROM FISSIONOTRAZO TO BROMIDE: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: 9

1. INTRODUCTION: 11

2. THE BACKGROUND: 14

2.1. The miniature portrait: 14

2.2. Physiotrace portrait: 15

3.THE BIRTH: 16

4.THE DAGUERROTYPE: 17

5. THE CALOTYPE: 20

6.WET COLLODION: 21

6.1. Ambrotypes, tintypes and panotypes: 21

6.2. Stereoscopic photography: 22

6.3. The business card: 28

6.4. The family album: 32

6.5. Other types and formats: 33

7. GELATIN- BROMIDE: 35

8. COLOPHON: 46

SELECTED GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: 47

CATALOGUE: 49