Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements, 1872-1885
Scope and Contents
Collection contains one hundred ninety one (191) photographic plates showing humans and various animals in motion. Each plate represents a particular motion and consists of numerous frames illustrating precise anatomical movement.
Dates
- 1887
Creator
- Muybridge, Eadweard,1830-1904,photographer. (Person)
- New York Photo-Gravure Company, (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
4 photo boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift ;Unknown donor ;1914.
General
Plate size: 48 x 61 cm. (18 3/4 x 24 in.)
General
Formerly cataloged under call number: 743 M98an v.1 & v.2
General
Collotypes are printed on two-toned heavy wove paper with printed series title, plate number, and photographer's credit and copyright under image.
General
Facsimile of the original Prospectus and Catalogue of Plates (1887) that includes titles for all plate numbers is stored with the folio covers in Photo Box 4.
General
Folio label: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. By Eadweard Muybridge. 1872-1885. Plates. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. printed in gilt on black leather.
General
Unique editions of Animal Locomotion were available to subscribers who could make their own selection of one hundred plates from the complete work of 781 plates.
Table of Contents
Photo box 1 -- vol. 1 title page and 73 plates: 3, 4, 17, 26, 29, 41, 57, 59, 63, 66, 70, 71, 72, 74, 88, 97, 98, 104, 105, 108, 117, 125, 133, 137, 144, 146, 153, 155, 158, 161, 167, 170, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 185, 188, 189, 190, 192, 196, 209, 214, 225, 233, 234, 238, 243, 248, 267, 270, 271, 284, 279, 285, 288, 290, 291, 301, 305, 313, 327, 334, 338, 339, 344, 347
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Photo box 2 -- vol. 2 title page and 72 plates: 355, 361, 363, 367, 374, 388, 402, 408, 409, 450, 452, 465, 468, 469, 471, 473, 565, 566, 567, 568, 574, 576, 577, 579, 580, 589, 590, 591, 593, 598, 602, 604, 607, 613, 616, 617, 618, 625, 626, 629, 630, 641, 642, 645, 646, 647, 659, 668, 675, 679, 685, 687, 695, 700, 705, 709, 717, 721, 727, 730, 733, 736, 737, 740, 745, 749, 750, 751, 755, 758, 765, 773 765, 773
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Photo box 3 -- 36 duplicate plates: 41, 97, 98, 105, 146, 170, 174, 185, 189, 225, 248, 279, 290, 291, 313, 344, 402, 408, 469, 472, 567, 576, 580, 589, 590, 593, 607, 616, 626, 630, 647, 659, 705, 721, 733, 755
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Photo box 4 -- original boards for folio 1 and folio 2; Prospectus and Catalogue of Plates (copy)
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10 framed plates: 143, 163, 187, 233, 349, 481, 621, 658, 709, 758
Processing Information
Physical condition: plates are in fair to good condition with staining, creasing, and tears. Some plates have been trimmed; a majority have been stamped with the Denver Public Library property stamp on the recto and verso of each plate.
- Animal locomotion -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Collotypes (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Human body -- Photographs -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Human locomotion -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Movement, Aesthetics of -- Photographs -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904 -- Pictorial works.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
