Description:

A collection of over 100 vintage artistic images - female nude and semi-nude portraits, all in color. Long before the invention of color film, indeed from the pioneer Victorian age, photographers began to experiment with handcolor and machine colortint processes to add tone to their black and white pictures. The results have an evocative period flavor of pastel and watercolor shades, a romantic golden age of risqué innocence before the harsh lighting and focus of the later 20th century. For collectors and fans of old erotica, lingerie... Supplied in PDF ebook format, for Acrobat Reader, with "parchment paper" page effect, like a genuine antique first edition! Includes free samples from some of our sister titles. Also available in Windows screensaver format: http://www.lulu.com/content/383704 And if this appeals, you'll also love "Vintage Hand-Colored Pinups", available at http://www.lulu.com/content/1001260