[Brewster Codex: portraits, views, group portraits, etc. with drawings, compiled by Sir David Brewster.

Sir David Brewster; William Henry Fox Talbot

1839–1849

Talbotype / Cyanotype, Cyanotype

J. Paul Getty Museum

A dark green book cover is decorated with an ornate gold border featuring scrollwork and geometric patterns. The cover has a textured, leather-like appearance. 190 mounted prints plus 8 drawings. Smith, Graham. Disciples of Light: Photographs in the Brewster Album (Malibu, Calif.: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1990).