Albumen Paper

Glossary

A light-sensitive paper used as a negative in early photographic methods. It was prepared by coating it with albumen, egg white and a salt such as ammonium chloride, and sensitised by coating with silver nitrate. The process of albumen print was introduced by Louis-Desire Blanquart-Evrard c. 1850.

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Albumen Paper%newline%A light-sensitive paper used as a negative in early photographic methods. It was prepared by coating it with albumen, egg white and a salt such as ammonium chloride, and sensitised by coating with silver nitrate. The process of albumen print was introduced by Louis-Desire Blanquart-Evrard c. 1850.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Albumen Paper”. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/albumen-paper/
MLA	“Albumen Paper.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/albumen-paper/. Accessed 23, March, 2023.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Albumen Paper. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/albumen-paper/. (Accessed: 23, March, 2023)