Königlich bayerische Photographie. 1838-1918

This work by photo-historian Heinz Gebhardt provides a detailed exploration of photography in the Kingdom of Bavaria between 1838 and 1918. Spanning nearly a decade of research, Gebhardt examined archives, museums, and private collections to uncover many previously unknown images. The book covers the history of all royal Bavarian court photographers and includes original recipes for various photographic processes, from daguerreotypes to three-color light prints. It serves as a standard reference work for German photography history, documenting major epochs of 19th-century photography through the lens of the Bavarian monarchy.