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Norman Neuerburg photograph collection [graphic] : views of classical antiquities and scenes in Italy, Greece, and other Mediterranean locations.
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.5 (ALB); BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.6 (ALB); BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.7 (ALB); BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.8 (ffALB); ...
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Title:

Norman Neuerburg photograph collection: views of classical antiquities and scenes in Italy, Greece, and other Mediterranean locations

Creator/Contributor:

Sommer, Giorgio, 1834-1914

Creator/Contributor:

Lombardi, Paolo, 1827-1890

Creator/Contributor:

Fratelli Alinari

Creator/Contributor:

Sebah & Joaillier

Abstract:

Professional views chiefly of sites, artifacts, and art from antiquity, and also scenic views of towns and countryside. These photographs appear to have been issued in souvenir albums or collected and compiled into portfolios. Contents, by volume: v. 1: Italian subjects, chiefly by G. Sommer -- v.2: Italian subjects, by Paolo Lombardi, Sommer, and Alinari -- v.3 sites in Greece (Athens and Mycenae) and unidentified Mediterranean locales -- v.4: sites in Turkey (including a panorama of Costantinople) and perhaps other locations, as well as sculpture and portraits of cultural "types" v.5: Pompei [sic], photographed by Sommer -- v.6: Pompei -- v.7: Pompei -- v. 8: Pompei -- v. 9: Napoli, photographed by Sommer.

Date:

ca. 1870-ca. 1895 (issued)

Subject:

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Classical antiquities -- Photographs
Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Pictorial works
Naples (Italy) -- Pictorial works
Italy -- Pictorial works
Greece -- Pictorial works
Mediterranean Region -- Pictorial works
Turkey -- Pictorial works
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Pictorial works

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographs by Giorgio Sommer (Naples), with many by Paolo Lombardi (Siena), and several by Alinari, Sébah & Joaillier, and various unidentified photographers.
v.1-v.4 are unbound mounted prints in four portfolios, with cover titles: Photographies 1-4. Each bears the bookplate of Aug. Lambiotte, suggesting they were assembled by him.
Portfolios (v.1-4) include several multi-part panoramas.
All bound in red or orange cloth, with cover titles in gold.
Many views uncaptioned and unidentified.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.

Type:

graphic
Panoramic photographs.
Photograph albums.
Albumen prints.

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
4 portfolios and 5 albums (ca. 270 photographic prints) : albumen ; various sizes.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.5 (ALB)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.6 (ALB)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.7 (ALB)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.8 (ffALB)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.9 (ALB)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.1-2 (AX)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.3 (AX)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB v.4 (AX)
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB
BANC PIC 2002.184--ALB

Origin:

Various places

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.