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Drawing from the original experimental records left by Herschel, "Gold in Photography" gives an historical appraisal of the gold-printing medium, touching on its cultural origins in art and alchemy, the decorative use of gold in the crafts, and its photographic history. The relevance of chrysotype lies in its application to fine-art printing and archives, especially the permanent preservation of our heritage of valued images in an age of ephemeral digital files. There is also a colour section illustrating chrysotypes by a number of contemporary photographic artists. This volume will appeal particularly to photographers, graphic artists, historians of science and of photography, and gallery and museum professionals concerned with the care and exhibition of photograph collections.