PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART AND SOCIAL HISTORY

Part 1: The Francis Bedford Topographical Photographs

Part 2: Urban Landscapes and Society: The Warwickshire Photographic Survey from
Birmingham Central Library

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS by Francis Bedford

LITHOGRAPHS

A Chart illustrating the Architecture of Westminster Abbey (a folding Plate). W W Robinson,
London (1840) 4°.

Sketches in York. H Smith, York (1843) 14 pl F°.

A Chart of Anglican Church Architecture Chronologically with Examples of the Different Styles. Veale, London 1843.

(As above) Also published by R Sunter, York 1843. Cover title, chart 55 x 39cm to fold to 14½ x 11½ cm. Fold 24°.

The Churches of York. W Monkhouse and Francis Bedford; with historical and architectural notes by Rev Joshua Fawcett. H Smith, York, 1843 F°.

Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century, at the Great Exhibition 1851, M Digby Wyatt. Two volumes, London, 1851-153. Contains 158 large coloured lithographs by Francis Bedford.

Examples of Ornament selected chiefly from the Works of Art on the British Museum, the Museum of Economic Geology, the Museum of Ornamental Art in Marlborough House and the New Crystal Palace drawn from original sources, by Francis Bedford (and others). Edited by Joseph Cundall. Bell and Daldy, London 1855. 24 plates with accompanying text.

The Grammar of Ornament. Owen Jones illustrated with 100 plates drawn on stone by Francis Bedford, London 1856, F°.

Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857. Art treasures of the United Kingdom ... Chromolithographed by Francis Bedford, 1858 F°.

The Treasury of Ornamental Art. Sir John C Robinson ... Photographed … and drawn on stone by Francis Bedford, 1858. F°.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The Photographic Album. Volume 1. Twenty-one photographs by various photographers, including Francis Bedford. London, 1855.

The Photographic Album. Volume 2. Thirty-one photographs by various photographers, including Francis Bedford. London, c1856.

The Sunbeam. Edited by P H Delamotte. Twenty photographs by various photographers, including Francis Bedford. London, 1859. Previously issued in parts.

The Photographic Art Annual. Seventeen photographs by various photographers, including Francis Bedford, Wm. Lay, London. 1859.

Gems of photographic Art. Edited by Francis Frith. Twenty photographs by various photographers, including Francis Bedford. Reigate, 1860.

Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain. William and Mary Howitt, Volume 1, 1862; Volume 2, 1864. Twenty-six photographs by various photographers including Francis Bedford. (Bedford’s photographs are not included in the second volume). AW Bennett, London. 4°.

The Wye: its Ruined Abbeys and Castles. William and Mary Howitt. An edited version for the Wye district from the above title. Five photographs by R Sedgefield and Francis Bedford. London, 1863. 8°.

The Ruined Castles of North Wales. An edited version for the North Wales district from the above titles. Including photographs by Francis Bedford. 1864. 8°.

History of the Recent Discoveries at Cyrene, made during an Expedition to the Cyrenica in 1860-61, under the auspices of Her Majesty’s Government. By Captain R Murdock Smith, RE and Commander E A Porcher, RN “A selection from the sculpture has been photographed by Mr Francis Bedford” (Preface). Day and Son, London, 1864.

Photographic Pictures made by Mr Francis Bedford during the Tour in the

East, in which ... he accompanied ... The Prince of Wales. 4 Volumes,

Day and Son, London, 1863, Fo.

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