Author: MAY, BRIAN (1947-); VIDAL, ELENA
Title: A village lost and found: a complete annotated collection of the original 1850s stereoscopic photograph series, 'Scenes in our village' by T.R. Williams / Brian May and Elena Vidal
Description: London: Frances Lincoln: London Stereoscopic Co 2009. Fourth printing. Fine copy in the original title-blocked boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 239 p.: ill. (some col.). col. maps; 33 cm. + 1 stereoscope (in folder). Notes; In slipcase. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Foreword Thumbnails and Contents Introduction Scenes From Our Village - 59 Stereoscopic scenes of 1850s village life Further notes on the pictures Biography of T.R. Williams Camera and techniques used What is stereo photography And can I do it? Acknowledgements. Summary; 'T.R. Williams's masterpiece. Scenes in our village. is one of the most intriguing groups of stereo cards of all time. hitherto known only to a few devoted collectors. This book presents the whole series. card by card. provides the first comprehensive catalogue of the cards. with supplementary information on every scene. Scenes in our village is a series of stereoscopic photographs taken in the first half of the 1850s. depicting rural life in an English village. that of Hinton Waldrist in Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire before the boundary changes in the 1970s)' - introduction. This book is the perfect antidote to the stress of life in the 21st Century. It portrays the idyll of life in an 1850s village. 'far from the sound of the train's whistle'. The identity of the village was lost to the world for 150 years. and only by a miracle does this magical set of stereoscopic views survive. brought together for the very first time by Brian May and his co-author. photohistorian Elena Vidal. Their research is amazingly in-depth. but the book is utterly readable. and the pictures leap into glorious 3-D. viewed in the new focussing stereoscope which May has designed and produced. to bring the stereos to life. and then fold neatly into the slip-case of the book. The book gives an extraordinary insight into everyday village life at the time - with a woman at her spinning wheel. the blacksmith outside his smithy. three men at the grind stone sharpening a tool. the villagers in the fields. bringing in the harvest as well as often taking time to enjoy a good gossip. In every case the original verse which accompanied the view is reproduced. In addition. May and Vidal have researched and annotated all the views. revealing another layer of meaning. by exploring the history of these real characters. this idyllic village and its links with the present day. The result is a powerfully atmospheric and touching set of photographs. A Village Lost and Found brings master pioneering stereographer T. R. Williams's passionate life-work Scenes in Our Village to a new audience - in glorious 3-D. as never before. Subjects; Williams. T.R. (Thomas Richard) 1824-1871. - Scenes in our village. Photography. Stereoscopic - History - 19th century. Extinct cities - England - Oxfordshire. Hinton Waldrist (Oxfordshire) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works. Hinton Waldrist (Oxfordshire) - Rural conditions - 19th century - Pictorial works. Hinton Waldrist (England) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works. Hinton Waldrist (England) - Social life and customs. Local history; Photographs: collections; Places & peoples: general interest; Special kinds of photography. Oxfordshire; c 1800 to c 1900. PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional. Weight in Kg appr.:

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