Scientific Journals
Historical Photography 2020
A journal representing Historical Photography in the collections and funds of the Czech Republic
Published by the Technical Museum in Brno, 2020
A scientific article based on my research:
Analysis of Coloured Photographs from the Collection of Jindrich Vavra
This research is based on a long-term study of a rare photographic collection, which was collected during the life of a passionate traveler and collector Jindřich Vávra. In my study, I pay attention not only to the development of hand - colouring of albumen prints, but by my research I also demonstrate the difference in applying colors in various cultural spheres.
A scientific article based on my research:
Portrait of F. L. Rieger from his student years in a photo imitating watercolor
The study focuses on an early portrait of the important Czech personality František Ladislav Rieger. As the object appears as a photograph, the whole matter is shrouded in mystery, although according to the inscription it is dated to 1836. However, the official invention of photography dates back to 1839.
Professional Books
Jindrich Vavra: Collector and Patron
A journal representing Historical Photography in the collections and funds of the Czech Republic
Published by KANT Publishing House, Moravian Museum, 2020
The mainly text publication, which is a joint work of a team of top experts from several scientific fields, reveals the fascinating adventures of the life of collector, botanist, doctor, traveler and patron Jindřich Vávra.
DOMOV/HEIMAT Adalbert Meier
Texts: Petr Bergmann, Pavel Scheufler, Lucia Horuckova
Translation: Friedrich Klehr
Broumovsko Organic, 2022
Institut regionální paměti, z. ú. (Educational Research Center)
it all started with cleaning the attic of one of the houses that used to be part of the Teplice nad Metují brewery, and then with the discovery of old glass negatives lying around in a mess. Fortunately, the current owner of the house did not throw away the negatives, instead, he shared with the world this rare photographic document that was created almost a century ago, in the interwar period. The images show the everyday life of the Meier couple, Sudeten Germans who were displaced to Germany after the end of the Second World War.
The research also includes conservation work carried out on almost 80 glass negatives.
Colour in 19th Century Photographs
National Technical Museum, 2023
The book provides an insight into how photographic images were hand- coloured, with an emphasis on their golden age, which was the period up to the 1920s. Colouring aimed to give the monochrome images a more realistic impression of the world of colour and has been carried out from the earliest photographic techniques right up to the present. With its rich illustrations from across the entire world, the book shows the varied palette of possibilities and styles, from the ties with painting and graphical traditions to the crude creations of dilettantes. With its interdisciplinary approach, the publication demonstrates how the author combines the practices of a restorer and painter with the historical research and experiences of a historian of photography, supplemented by an appendix on the chemical and technological research.It ties in with the NTM edition on the history of photography, both colour and black-and-white.
Journals
The Seminar of restorers and historians
A journal includes my research on conservation technology of European Ambrotype and Pannotype.
Published by National Archives, 2023
ISBN 978-80-7469-121-8