{"id":30640,"date":"2025-01-28T01:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T05:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30640"},"modified":"2025-01-25T22:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T02:49:24","slug":"an-illuminating-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/an-illuminating-read\/","title":{"rendered":"an illuminating read"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 5 volume reproduced set by Lumiere Press<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In 1995 we heard a talk by Michael Torosian about his Lumiere Press enterprise which prints fine quality reproductions of old and rare books including volumes about photography from its early days.<\/p>\n

In issue 21-1 an anonymous article (likely by Ev) told the story of Lumiere Press and Torosian for all members beginning, “Th<\/span>e story of Lumi<\/span>er<\/span>e Pr<\/span>ess i<\/span>s r<\/span>ea<\/span>ll<\/span>y\u00a0th<\/span>e stor<\/span>y <\/span>of Mi<\/span>ch<\/span>ael T<\/span>or<\/span>osi<\/span>an<\/span>, <\/span>a\u00a0r<\/span>em<\/span>ar<\/span>kab<\/span>l<\/span>y <\/span>gi<\/span>ft<\/span>ed <\/span>indi<\/span>vidu<\/span>al <\/span>wh<\/span>o h<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>as<\/span>t<\/span>er<\/span>ed <\/span>th<\/span>e gr<\/span>aphi<\/span>c art<\/span>s and <\/span>m<\/span>er<\/span>ged\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>em t<\/span>o cr<\/span>ea<\/span>t<\/span>e hi<\/span>s ow<\/span>n <\/span>expr<\/span>essi<\/span>on<\/span>s of beaut<\/span>y a<\/span>nd <\/span>phil<\/span>osoph<\/span>y.<\/span><\/p>\n

“E<\/span>xa<\/span>m<\/span>pl<\/span>e of <\/span>th<\/span>e r<\/span>ecr<\/span>eati<\/span>on<\/span>s ar<\/span>e\u00a0ho<\/span>use<\/span>d in <\/span>public co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>ns a<\/span>t\u00a0uni<\/span>ve<\/span>r<\/span>siti<\/span>es <\/span>and <\/span>mu<\/span>se<\/span>um<\/span>s acr<\/span>oss\u00a0Ca<\/span>n<\/span>ada, th<\/span>e <\/span>Unit<\/span>ed S<\/span>ta<\/span>t<\/span>es, <\/span>Eur<\/span>ope and\u00a0<\/span>as <\/span>fa<\/span>r <\/span>away as N<\/span>ew Z<\/span>eal<\/span>and<\/span>, <\/span>a\u00a0compl<\/span>et<\/span>e li<\/span>st <\/span>of whi<\/span>ch <\/span>occupi<\/span>es\u00a0sever<\/span>al p<\/span>ages, in <\/span>a<\/span>dditi<\/span>on <\/span>to <\/span>th<\/span>e p<\/span>ri<\/span>va<\/span>t<\/span>e\u00a0li<\/span>br<\/span>ar<\/span>i<\/span>es <\/span>of <\/span>bi<\/span>bli<\/span>ophil<\/span>es.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In <\/span>O<\/span>ct<\/span>ob<\/span>er <\/span>of <\/span>1<\/span>980 a p<\/span>roof pr<\/span>ess, <\/span>a\u00a0sm<\/span>all <\/span>c<\/span>oll<\/span>ecti<\/span>on <\/span>of <\/span>fo<\/span>undr<\/span>y ty<\/span>p<\/span>e and\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>e t<\/span>ool<\/span>s of <\/span>th<\/span>e l<\/span>ett<\/span>erpr<\/span>ess tr<\/span>ad<\/span>e we<\/span>r<\/span>e\u00a0acqui<\/span>red. <\/span>B<\/span>y 1<\/span>986 an In<\/span>t<\/span>ert<\/span>ype\u00a0typecast<\/span>in<\/span>g m<\/span>ach<\/span>in<\/span>e was ad<\/span>ded to <\/span>th<\/span>e\u00a0gr<\/span>ow<\/span>in<\/span>g sh<\/span>op<\/span>, en<\/span>ablin<\/span>g T<\/span>orosi<\/span>an t<\/span>o\u00a0publi<\/span>sh <\/span>th<\/span>e fir<\/span>st <\/span>vo<\/span>lum<\/span>e of <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>H<\/span>om<\/span>age\u00a0se<\/span>ri<\/span>es, <\/span>D<\/i>ed<\/i><\/span>i<\/i>cat<\/i><\/span>ed <\/i><\/span>t<\/i>o S<\/i><\/span>im<\/i><\/span>p<\/i><\/span>li<\/i>c<\/i><\/span>it<\/i>y, \u00a0<\/i><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>r<\/span>emini<\/span>sce<\/span>n<\/span>ce of <\/span>Edwar<\/span>d W<\/span>eston\u00a0<\/span>writt<\/span>en <\/span>by <\/span>hi<\/span>s son <\/span>Co<\/span>l<\/span>e.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Like all members, you can read the rest of this fine article in the 21-1 pdf file on the free members-only DVD. Don\u2019t have it? Not a member? Well, joining is easy! Check out the MEMBERSHIP sub-menu above (especially the Membership Form) and the PayPal article at right. Send your cheque and form or just the form after using your credit card\/PayPal account. Questions? Email Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>. Membership is both rewarding and inexpensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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