Photographs of Texasrsquo; frontier past are valuable as both art and artifact. Recording not only the lives and surroundings of days gone by; but also the artistry of those who captured the people and their times on camera; the rare images in Lens on the Texas Frontier offer a documentary record that is usually available to only a few dedicated collectors.In this book; prominent collector Lawrence T. Jones III showcases some of the most interesting and historically important glimpses of Texas history included among the five thousand photographs in the collection that bears his name at the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University. One of the nationrsquo;s most comprehensive and valuable Texas-related photography collections; the Lawrence T. Jones III Collection documents all aspects of Texas photography from the years 1846ndash;1945; including rare examples of the various techniques practiced from its earliest days in the state: daguerreotypes; ambrotypes; tintypes; and paper print photographs in various formats.The selections in the book feature cartes de visite; cabinet cards; oversized photographs; stereographs; and more. The subjects of the photos include Confederate and Union soldiers and officers in the Civil War; Mexicans; including ranking military officials from the Mexican Revolution; and a wide spectrum of Texan citizens; including African American; Native American; Hispanic; and Caucasian women; men; and children.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Specifically addresses the HISTORY of tuning and temperamentBy Timothy R. DarroughA great book; but understand what it is before you buy it. It addresses the HISTORY of temperament and tuning; not temperament itself. Specifically; it focuses on how an understanding of tuning and temperament followed the growth of intellectual development in western civilization. The author does not explain the details of historic temperaments and tuning. If your interest is about historic temperaments themselves; you will be disappointed.The authors writing style is good. He writes in a story telling fashion; has a sense of plot and a number of points of climax; which really helps to keep the readers interest. There is no prerequisite knowledge needed; so the general reader should be able to follow this book. However; there are a lot of characters and I got them confused sometimes. It helps to jot a few notes about each character as they are introduced.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A music students positive reviewBy A. R.Its been about four years since I read this book; but I remember that it was an excellent read. I was extremely interested in the material; being ignorant of almost all of it before beginning the book; and I thought it was well-written to boot. Isacoff presented the information well-- providing diagrams and pictures where necessary for understanding certain things; such as the mathematical basis for fifths and octaves. He also included a great deal of history surrounding the main argument (the main point of which was whether to retain the perfect fifth or sacrifice it for the perfect octave) and so he therefore included aspects of religion; politics; and science which were contemporary at the time. The book is also replete with amusing historical anecdotes; making it quite an entertaining read; rather being dry material.For one specific example; Isacoff discusses how music was taught in earlier medieval times with no written music at all-- thus there was a strong need for a verbal scale to teach new choir members how to sing in harmony. To this purpose; a specific verse in Latin became a main teaching standard; with the next note in the scale at the beginning of each verse. Eventually they sung just the words as a shortened version; and then abbreviated those words. Those abbreviations are now "Do; Re; Mi..." --the first two letters of the original full verses in Latin (except for "Do"; which I believe was "Ut"; originally.)This kind of historical information; for me; was what made this book so fascinating to read; and opened my eyes to why things "are they way they are" in music today.Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A historical context for TemperamentBy Roger RuggeriA fascinatingly informed view of the evolution of temperament. Without evangelizing for any particular system; Isacoff provides a musical and philosophical basis for the tuning systems which have ebbed and flowed over the centuries. An excellent read for those more than just mildly curious.
