Third dimension. Russia Alexander II in French stereo photography

Stereophotography is the principle of a three -dimensional image of two flat photographs in the 19th century, a popular in the 19th century, shot at different angles, for viewing which a special device was used - a stereoscope. Since modern technologies allow you to quite well transmit three -dimensional images on paper, it is time to re -open the outstanding works of this genre. This edition presents four series of stereo photographs of the attractions of St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities of the Russian Empire of the mid-19th century, made by famous French masters: Jules Burchast, Louis Favr and others. The book contains the story of the creation of these series, their description and catalog of more than four hundred pictures