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The Fallen Veil

- A Literary and Cultural History of the Photographic Nude in Nineteenth-Century France

part of the Material Texts series

About The Fallen Veil

Between 1839 and the end of the nineteenth century, millions of nude photographs of the female form were produced in France. Drawing upon government records, legal decisions, newspaper accounts, and contemporary literature, Raisa Adah Rexer recounts the history of these images and elucidates their immense cultural and artistic reach.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812252866
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 328
  • Published:
  • March 11, 2021
  • Dimensions:
  • 262x186x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 780 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of The Fallen Veil

Between 1839 and the end of the nineteenth century, millions of nude photographs of the female form were produced in France. Drawing upon government records, legal decisions, newspaper accounts, and contemporary literature, Raisa Adah Rexer recounts the history of these images and elucidates their immense cultural and artistic reach.

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